Compositions comprising co-selected microbiota and methods for use thereof

ABSTRACT

Anhydrous compositions comprising a co-selected microbiota and methods for using same to treat disorders associated with dysbiosis (an imbalance of the microbial community inhabiting a subject or inhabiting a particular tissue in a subject) are described herein. In particular, anhydrous compositions comprising a co-selected microbiota and methods for treating gastrointestinal disorders associated with dysbiosis are envisioned. The use of such anhydrous compositions comprising a co-selected microbiota for treating disorders associated with dysbiosis (e.g., gastrointestinal disorders associated with dysbiosis) and the use of such anhydrous compositions comprising a co-selected microbiota in the preparation of a medicament for treating disorders associated with dysbiosis (e.g., gastrointestinal disorders associated with dysbiosis) are also embodied herein.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application No.62/614,151, filed Jan. 5, 2018 and U.S. Provisional Application No.62/683,850, filed Jun. 12, 2018, the entirety of which are incorporatedherein by reference for all purposes.

SEQUENCE LISTING

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The field of invention relates to compositions and methods for treatingdisorders associated with dysbiosis (an imbalance of the microbialcommunity inhabiting a subject or inhabiting a particular tissue in asubject). In particular, compositions and methods for treatinggastrointestinal disorders associated with dysbiosis are envisioned.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Dysbiosis is associated with a variety of diseases and disorders.Accordingly, there is a need for reagents and methods for using same torestore a healthful balance of microorganisms that comprise a healthymicrobiome.

SUMMARY

Microbial Ecosystem Therapeutic (designated MET-2) is described herein.Exemplary subgroups of MET-2 (e.g., MET-2A and MET-2B) are also setforth herein. Additional exemplary subgroups of MET-2, MET-2A, andMET-2B are set forth in, e.g., Tables 3-5 presented herein. Furtherexemplary subgroups of MET-2 include: NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA,NB2A-14-FMU, NB2A-8-WC, NB2A-12-BBE, NB2B-16-TSAB, NB2B-11-FAA,NB2B-13-DCM, NB2A-2-FAA, NB2A-3-NA, NB2B-BHI-1, NB2A-17-FMU,NB2B-19-DCM, NB2B-AER-MRS-02, and NB2A-10-MRS of Table 1 and alsoNB2B-20-GAM, NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA, 14 LG, NB2A-8-WC, NB2A-12-BBE,NB2A-3-NA, NB2A-17-FMU, NB2B-19-DCM, NB2B-10-FAA, NB2B-26-FMU ofTable 1. As described herein at least one species of MET-2 and exemplarysubgroups thereof and compositions comprising at least one species ofMET-2 and exemplary subgroups thereof are encompassed, wherein the totalnumber of species of MET-2 or a subgroup thereof consists of the totalnumber of species included in MET-2 or the specific subgroup indicated.In certain embodiments, the subset of bacterial species listed in Table1 consists of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,36, 37, 38, 39, or 40 species. In certain embodiments, an anhydrouscomposition comprises at least 1, at least 2, at least 3, at least 4, atleast 5, at least 6, at least 7, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, atleast 11, at least 12, at least 13, at least 14, at least 15, at least16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, at least 21, atleast 22, at least 23, at least 24, at least 25, at least 26, at least27, at least 28, at least 29, at least 30, at least 31, at least 32, atleast 33, at least 34, at least 35, at least 36, at least 37, at least38, at least 39, or at least 40 of the bacterial species listed inTable 1. Accordingly, at least one species of MET-2 and at least onespecies of exemplary subgroups of MET-2 and compositions comprising atleast one species of MET-2 and at least one species of exemplarysubgroups MET-2 are presented as therapeutic agents for use in treatinga variety of gastrointestinal diseases (e.g., ulcerative colitis).Methods for treating a variety of gastrointestinal diseases byadministering at least one bacterial species of MET-2 and/or at leastone bacterial species of exemplary subgroups of MET-2 or compositionscomprising at least one bacterial species of MET-2 and/or at least onebacterial species of exemplary subgroups of MET-2 to a subject in needthereof are also described herein. Also encompassed are the use of atleast one bacterial species of MET-2 and/or at least one bacterialspecies of exemplary subgroups of MET-2 for treating a variety ofgastrointestinal diseases and the use of at least one bacterial speciesof MET-2 and/or at least one bacterial species of exemplary subgroups ofMET-2 in the preparation of a medicament for treating a variety ofgastrointestinal diseases. Such gastrointestinal diseases includediseases or disorders associated with dysbiosis such as, for example,Clostridium difficile (Clostridioides difficile) infection, Crohn'sdisease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon, idiopathiculcerative colitis, mucous colitis, collagenous colitis, inflammatorybowel disease in general, microscopic colitis, antibiotic-associatedcolitis, idiopathic or simple constipation, diverticular disease, and/orAIDS enteropathy.

In an aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a co-selectedmicrobiota is presented, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises aplurality of bacterial species consisting of each of the bacterialspecies listed in Table 1, and optionally, at least one additionalbacterial species, wherein the bacterial species listed in Table 1 arein powder-form, wherein the powder-form has a moisture content of lessthan 5% wt/wt in the anhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selectedmicrobiota exhibits resistance to perturbational stress.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a co-selectedmicrobiota is presented, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises atleast one of the bacterial species listed in Table 1, wherein theco-selected microbiota consists of bacterial species recited in Table 1,and optionally, at least one additional bacterial species, wherein thebacterial species listed in Table 1 are in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selected microbiota exhibitsresistance to perturbational stress.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a co-selectedmicrobiota is presented, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises aplurality of bacterial species, the plurality of bacterial speciesconsisting of at least one bacterial species from each phylum ofbacteria listed in Table 1, and optionally, at least one additionalbacterial species, wherein the bacterial species listed in Table 1 arein powder-form, wherein the powder-form has a moisture content of lessthan 5% wt/wt in the anhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selectedmicrobiota exhibits resistance to perturbational stress.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a co-selectedmicrobiota in presented, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises atleast one of the MET-2A bacterial species listed in Table 3, wherein theco-selected microbiota consists of MET-2A bacterial species recited inTable 3, and optionally, at least one additional bacterial species,wherein the MET-2A bacterial species listed in Table 3 are inpowder-form, wherein the powder-form has a moisture content of less than5% wt/wt in the anhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selectedmicrobiota exhibits resistance to perturbational stress.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a co-selectedmicrobiota is presented, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises atleast one of the MET-2B bacterial species listed in Table 3, wherein theco-selected microbiota consists of MET-2B bacterial species recited inTable 3, and optionally, at least one additional bacterial species,wherein the MET-2B bacterial species listed in Table 3 are inpowder-form, wherein the powder-form has a moisture content of less than5% wt/wt in the anhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selectedmicrobiota exhibits resistance to perturbational stress.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a co-selectedmicrobiota is presented, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises atleast one of the bacterial species listed in Table 3 that is present ineach of MET-2, MET-2A, and MET-2B, wherein the co-selected microbiotaconsists of the total number of bacterial species listed in Table 3 thatare present in each of MET-2, MET-2A, and MET-2B, and optionally, atleast one additional bacterial species, wherein the bacterial speciespresent in each of MET-2, MET-2A, and MET-2B are in powder-form, whereinthe powder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selected microbiota exhibitsresistance to perturbational stress.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a co-selectedmicrobiota is presented, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises atleast one of the bacterial species listed in Table 1, wherein theco-selected microbiota consists of bacterial species NB2B-20-GAM,NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA, 14 LG, NB2A-8-WC, NB2A-12-BBE, NB2A-3-NA,NB2A-17-FMU, NB2B-19-DCM, NB2B-10-FAA, NB2B-26-FMU recited in Table 1,and optionally, at least one additional bacterial species, wherein thebacterial species NB2B-20-GAM, NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA, 14 LG, NB2A-8-WC,NB2A-12-BBE, NB2A-3-NA, NB2A-17-FMU, NB2B-19-DCM, NB2B-10-FAA,NB2B-26-FMU recited in Table 1 are in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selected microbiota exhibitsresistance to perturbational stress.

In an embodiment of any one of the aforementioned aspects, theco-selected microbiota comprises at least 25% Gram-negative bacterialspecies. In an embodiment of any one of the aforementioned aspects, theco-selected microbiota comprises at least 50% Gram-positive bacterialspecies. In an embodiment of any one of the aforementioned aspects, theco-selected microbiota comprises at least 65% bacterial species withinthe Firmicutes phylum. In an embodiment of any one of the aforementionedaspects, the co-selected microbiota comprises at least 5% bacterialspecies within the Bacteroidetes phylum.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a co-selectedmicrobiota is presented, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises atleast one of the bacterial species of any one of the followingsub-groups described herein, including: NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA,NB2A-14-FMU, NB2A-8-WC, NB2A-12-BBE, NB2B-16-TSAB, NB2B-11-FAA,NB2B-13-DCM, NB2A-2-FAA, NB2A-3-NA, NB2B-BHI-1, NB2A-17-FMU,NB2B-19-DCM, NB2B-AER-MRS-02; a sub-group described in Table 3; asub-group described in Table 4; or a sub-group described in Table 4, andoptionally, at least one additional bacterial species, wherein thesub-group of bacterial species are in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selected microbiota exhibitsresistance to perturbational stress.

In a further embodiment of any one of the above aspects or embodiments,the bacterial species are in a state of suspended animation. In afurther embodiment of any one of the above aspects or embodiments, thebacterial species exhibit robustness when challenged by perturbationalstress in a chemostat model test or an ecosystem output assay.

In a further embodiment of any one of the above aspects or embodiments,the anhydrous composition further comprises a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier. More particularly, the pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier is cellulose. More particularly still, the anhydrous compositionis encapsulated in a capsule (e.g., the anhydrous composition may beencapsulated in a double capsule).

In a further embodiment of any one of the above aspects or embodiments,the at least one additional bacterial species is a species in theAcidaminococcus genus. More particularly, the Acidaminococcus genus isAcidaminococcus intestini or Acidaminococcus fermentans.

In a further embodiment of any one of the above aspects or embodiments,the anhydrous composition further comprises a prebiotic.

Also encompassed herein is a method for treating a mammalian subjectafflicted with a disease or disorder associated with dysbiosis, themethod comprising: administering a therapeutically effective amount ofan anhydrous composition of any one of the above aspects or embodimentsto the mammalian subject, wherein the therapeutically effective amountimproves relative ratios of microorganisms in the mammalian subject,thereby treating the mammalian subject. In a particular embodimentthereof, the disease or disorder associated with dysbiosis isClostridium difficile (Clostridioides difficile) infection, Crohn'sdisease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon, idiopathiculcerative colitis, mucous colitis, collagenous colitis, inflammatorybowel disease in general, microscopic colitis, antibiotic-associatedcolitis, idiopathic or simple constipation, diverticular disease, orAIDS enteropathy.

Also encompassed herein is an anhydrous composition of any one of theabove aspects or embodiments for use in treating a disease or disorderassociated with dysbiosis, wherein the anhydrous composition improvesrelative ratios of microorganisms. In a particular embodiment thereof,the disease or disorder associated with dysbiosis is Clostridiumdifficile (Clostridioides difficile) infection, Crohn's disease,irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon, idiopathic ulcerativecolitis, mucous colitis, collagenous colitis, inflammatory bowel diseasein general, microscopic colitis, antibiotic-associated colitis,idiopathic or simple constipation, diverticular disease, or AIDSenteropathy.

Also encompassed herein is an anhydrous composition of any one of theabove aspects or embodiments for use in the preparation of a medicamentfor treating a disease or disorder associated with dysbiosis, whereinthe anhydrous composition improves relative ratios of microorganisms. Ina particular embodiment thereof, the disease or disorder associated withdysbiosis is Clostridium difficile (Clostridioides difficile) infection,Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome (MS) or spastic colon,idiopathic ulcerative colitis, mucous colitis, collagenous colitis,inflammatory bowel disease in general, microscopic colitis,antibiotic-associated colitis, idiopathic or simple constipation,diverticular disease, or AIDS enteropathy.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a plurality ofbacterial species is presented, the plurality of bacterial speciesconsisting of each of the bacterial species listed in Table 1, andoptionally, at least one additional bacterial species, wherein thebacterial species listed in Table 1 are (a) in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the anhydrous composition when testedby a chemostat model test is: (b) suspended in a first growth media andcultured to achieve steady state growth of the plurality of bacterialspecies in the first growth media, wherein a relative abundance of theplurality of bacterial species at steady state growth in the firstgrowth media is established as a first relative abundance, and (c) theplurality of bacterial species at steady state growth in the firstgrowth media is challenged by perturbational stress, wherein theperturbational stress is a change in at least one of substrate type,substrate availability, or xenobiotic challenge, and the plurality ofbacterial species exhibits robustness when challenged by theperturbational stress, wherein the robustness is exhibited bymaintenance of the first relative abundance of the plurality ofbacterial species after challenge by the perturbational stress.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a plurality ofbacterial species is presented, the plurality of bacterial speciesconsisting of each of the bacterial species listed in Table 1, andoptionally, at least one additional bacterial species, wherein thebacterial species listed in Table 1 are (a) in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the anhydrous composition when testedby an ecosystem output assay is: (b) suspended in a first growth mediaand cultured to achieve steady state growth of the plurality ofbacterial species in the first growth media, wherein a relativeabundance of the plurality of bacterial species at steady state growthin the first growth media is established as a first relative abundance,and (c) the plurality of bacterial species at steady state growth in thefirst growth media is challenged by perturbational stress, wherein theperturbational stress is a change in at least one of substrate type,substrate availability, or xenobiotic challenge, and the plurality ofbacterial species exhibits robustness when challenged by theperturbational stress, wherein the robustness is exhibited bymaintenance of functional output of types and quantities of selectedsmall molecules generated by the plurality of bacterial species afterchallenge by the perturbational stress.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a plurality ofbacterial species is presented, the plurality of bacterial speciesconsisting of at least one bacterial species from each phylum ofbacteria listed in Table 1, and optionally, at least one additionalbacterial species, wherein the at least one bacterial species from eachphylum of bacteria listed in Table 1 are (a) in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the anhydrous composition when testedby a chemostat model test is: (b) suspended in a first growth media andcultured to achieve steady state growth of the plurality of bacterialspecies in the first growth media, wherein a relative abundance of theplurality of bacterial species at steady state growth in the firstgrowth media is established as a first relative abundance, and (c) theplurality of bacterial species at steady state growth in the firstgrowth media is challenged by perturbational stress, wherein theperturbational stress is a change in at least one of substrate type,substrate availability, or xenobiotic challenge, and the plurality ofbacterial species exhibits robustness when challenged by theperturbational stress, wherein the robustness is exhibited bymaintenance of the first relative abundance of the plurality ofbacterial species after challenge by the perturbational stress.

In another aspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a plurality ofbacterial species is presented, the plurality of bacterial speciesconsisting of at least one bacterial species from each phylum ofbacteria listed in Table 1, and optionally, at least one additionalbacterial species, wherein the at least one bacterial species from eachphylum of bacteria listed in Table 1 are (a) in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the anhydrous composition when testedby an ecosystem output assay is: (b) suspended in a first growth mediaand cultured to achieve steady state growth of the plurality ofbacterial species in the first growth media, wherein a relativeabundance of the plurality of bacterial species at steady state growthin the first growth media is established as a first relative abundance,and (c) the plurality of bacterial species at steady state growth in thefirst growth media is challenged by perturbational stress, wherein theperturbational stress is a change in at least one of substrate type,substrate availability, or xenobiotic challenge, and the plurality ofbacterial species exhibits robustness when challenged by theperturbational stress, wherein the robustness is exhibited bymaintenance of functional output of types and quantities of selectedsmall molecules generated by the plurality of bacterial species afterchallenge by the perturbational stress.

In an embodiment of each of the above, the bacterial species are in astate of suspended animation. In a further embodiment, the anhydrouscomposition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier(e.g., cellulose). In a further embodiment, the anhydrous composition isencapsulated in a capsule (e.g., a double capsule). In anotherembodiment, the at least one additional bacterial species is a speciesin the Acidaminococcus genus (e.g., Acidaminococcus intestini orAcidaminococcus fermentans). In a further embodiment, the anhydrouscomposition further comprises a prebiotic.

Also encompassed herein is a method for treating a mammalian subjectafflicted with a disease or disorder associated with dysbiosis, themethod comprising: administering a therapeutically effective amount ofan anhydrous composition having the aforementioned properties (includingexhibiting robustness when challenged by perturbational stress in achemostat model test or an ecosystem output assay) to the mammaliansubject, wherein the therapeutically effective amount improves relativeratios of microorganisms in the mammalian subject, thereby treating themammalian subject. In an further embodiment, the disease or disorderassociated with dysbiosis is Clostridium difficile (Clostridioidesdifficile) infection, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) orspastic colon, idiopathic ulcerative colitis, mucous colitis,collagenous colitis, inflammatory bowel disease in general, microscopiccolitis, antibiotic-associated colitis, idiopathic or simpleconstipation, diverticular disease, or AIDS enteropathy.

Also encompassed herein is an anhydrous composition comprising aco-selected microbiota for use in treating a disease or disorderassociated with dysbiosis, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprisesa plurality of bacterial species consisting of each of the bacterialspecies listed in Table 1, and optionally, at least one additionalbacterial species, wherein the bacterial species listed in Table 1 arein powder-form, wherein the powder-form has a moisture content of lessthan 5% wt/wt in the anhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selectedmicrobiota exhibits resistance to perturbational stress. In anotheraspect, an anhydrous composition comprising a co-selected microbiota foruse in treating a disease or disorder associated with dysbiosis isdescribed, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises at least one ofthe bacterial species listed in Table 1, wherein the co-selectedmicrobiota consists of bacterial species recited in Table 1, andoptionally, at least one additional bacterial species, wherein thebacterial species listed in Table 1 are in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selected microbiota exhibitsresistance to perturbational stress. In a particular embodiment, thedisease or disorder associated with dysbiosis is Clostridium difficile(Clostridioides difficile) infection, Crohn's disease, irritable bowelsyndrome (IBS) or spastic colon, idiopathic ulcerative colitis, mucouscolitis, collagenous colitis, inflammatory bowel disease in general,microscopic colitis, antibiotic-associated colitis, idiopathic or simpleconstipation, diverticular disease, or AIDS enteropathy. Moreparticularly, the bacterial species are in a state of suspendedanimation. In a more particular embodiment, the anhydrous compositionfurther comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier (e.g.,cellulose). In a more particular embodiment, the anhydrous compositionis encapsulated in a capsule (e.g., in a double capsule). In anotherembodiment, the at least one additional bacterial species is a speciesin the Acidaminococcus genus (e.g., Acidaminococcus intestini orAcidaminococcus fermentans). In another embodiment, the anhydrouscomposition further comprises a prebiotic.

Also encompassed herein is an anhydrous composition comprising aco-selected microbiota for use in the preparation of a medicament fortreating a disease or disorder associated with dysbiosis, wherein theco-selected microbiota comprises a plurality of bacterial speciesconsisting of each of the bacterial species listed in Table 1, andoptionally, at least one additional bacterial species, wherein thebacterial species listed in Table 1 are in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selected microbiota exhibitsresistance to perturbational stress. In another aspect, an anhydrouscomposition comprising a co-selected microbiota for use in thepreparation of a medicament for treating a disease or disorderassociated with dysbiosis is presented, wherein the co-selectedmicrobiota comprises at least one of the bacterial species listed inTable 1, wherein the co-selected microbiota consists of bacterialspecies recited in Table 1, and optionally, at least one additionalbacterial species, wherein the bacterial species listed in Table 1 arein powder-form, wherein the powder-form has a moisture content of lessthan 5% wt/wt in the anhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selectedmicrobiota exhibits resistance to perturbational stress.

More particularly, the bacterial species are in a state of suspendedanimation. In a more particular embodiment, the medicament/anhydrouscomposition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier(e.g., cellulose). In a more particular embodiment, the medicament isencapsulated in a capsule (e.g., in a double capsule). In anotherembodiment, the at least one additional bacterial species is a speciesin the Acidaminococcus genus (e.g., Acidaminococcus intestini orAcidaminococcus fermentans). In another embodiment, the medicamentfurther comprises a prebiotic. In a particular embodiment, the diseaseor disorder associated with dysbiosis is Clostridium difficile(Clostridioides difficile) infection, Crohn's disease, irritable bowelsyndrome (IBS) or spastic colon, idiopathic ulcerative colitis, mucouscolitis, collagenous colitis, inflammatory bowel disease in general,microscopic colitis, antibiotic-associated colitis, idiopathic or simpleconstipation, diverticular disease, or AIDS enteropathy.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention willbecome clear from the following description and examples.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Some embodiments of the invention are herein described, by way ofexample only, with reference to the accompanying drawings. With specificreference now to the drawings in detail, it is stressed that theparticulars shown are by way of example and for purposes of illustrativediscussion of embodiments of the invention. In this regard, thedescription taken with the drawings makes apparent to those skilled inthe art how embodiments of the invention may be practiced.

FIGS. 1A and 1B show a single-stage chemostat vessel employed in themethods according to some embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 depicts a chemostat model test according to one embodiment of thepresent invention.

FIG. 3 shows a histogram of relative percent composition of bacterialspecies within each of the indicated phyla according to one embodimentof the present invention.

FIGS. 4A and 4B each show a bar graph of relative percent composition ofbacterial species within each of the indicated families according to oneembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 (Table 2) lists the MET-2 strains with their accompanying 16SrRNA sequence fragments, designated herein SEQ ID NOs: 41-80 in order ofappearance in Table 2.

FIG. 6 (Table 4) lists properties of bacterial strains in MET-2.

FIG. 7 (Table 5) lists properties of bacterial strains in MET-2, MET-2A,and MET-2B.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Among those benefits and improvements that have been disclosed, otherobjects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from thefollowing description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingfigures. Detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosedherein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodimentsare merely illustrative of the invention that may be embodied in variousforms. In addition, each of the examples given in connection with thevarious embodiments of the invention which are intended to beillustrative, and not restrictive.

Throughout the specification and claims, the following terms take themeanings explicitly associated herein, unless the context clearlydictates otherwise. The phrases “in one embodiment” and “in someembodiments” as used herein do not necessarily refer to the sameembodiment(s), though it may. Furthermore, the phrases “in anotherembodiment” and “in some other embodiments” as used herein do notnecessarily refer to a different embodiment, although it may. Thus, asdescribed below, various embodiments of the invention may be readilycombined, without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.

In addition, as used herein, the term “or” is an inclusive “or”operator, and is equivalent to the term “and/or,” unless the contextclearly dictates otherwise. The term “based on” is not exclusive andallows for being based on additional factors not described, unless thecontext clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, throughout thespecification, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” include pluralreferences. The meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on.”

As used herein, the term “OTU” refers to an operational taxonomic unit,defining a species, or a group of species via similarities in nucleicacid sequences, including, but not limited to 16S rRNA gene sequences.

The term “dysbiosis” as used herein refers to an imbalance of themicrobial community inhabiting a subject or inhabiting a particulartissue in a subject. The term typically refers to a decrease inbeneficial microbes relative to deleterious microbes or a change in theratio of microbes such that microbes that are normally only present insmall numbers proliferate to a degree whereby they are present atelevated numbers.

As used herein, the term “state of suspended animation” as used hereinwith respect to a population of bacteria refers to a population ofbacteria that is metabolically quiescent, but capable of resuming normalmetabolic activity and proliferating in response to suitable growthpromoting conditions.

The term “prebiotic” as used herein refers to “a selectively fermentedingredient that allows specific changes, both in the composition and/oractivity in the gastrointestinal microflora that confers benefits uponhost well-being and health”. See Roberfroid (2007, J Nutri137:8305-8375. Particular prebiotics may be chosen for optimal resultswhen used in conjunction with compositions described herein based on themode of administration to the subject and the target tissue/s needingtreatment. Particular prebiotics used in conjunction with compositionsdescribed herein may be food grade. Particular prebiotics envisioned foruse in combination with compositions described herein include: inulin,fructo-oligosaccharides, or gluco-oligosaccharides and mixtures thereof.

Solutions of bacterial species are freeze dried/lyophilized to generateanhydrous compositions comprising a plurality of bacterial specieshaving a moisture content of less than 25%, 20%, 15%, 10% 9%, 8%, 7%,6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, or 1%. In a particular embodiment, anhydrouscompositions described herein are freeze dried to a moisture content ofless than 5%.

As used herein, the term “freeze dried/lyophilized” refers to alaboratory method where live microbes in aqueous suspension are rapidlyfrozen to <50° C., and then the majority of the frozen water content isforced to sublime under vacuum conditions, allowing this water to beefficiently removed in the gaseous phase.

As used herein, the term “anhydrous composition comprising a pluralityof bacterial species” refers to a manmade, freeze dried/lyophilizedpopulation of bacterial species having a moisture content of less than25%, 20%, 15%, 10% 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, or 1%. In oneembodiment, a plurality of bacterial species is isolated from the fecalmatter of a single, healthy individual wherein the plurality ofbacterial species have been co-selected and co-adapted as an interactivepopulation.

Technologies typically used for moisture determination include, withoutlimitation: thermogravimetric analysis (oven drying, halogen/IR drying,microwave drying, etc.); chemical analysis (Karl Fischer titration,calcium carbide testing); spectroscopic analysis (IR spectroscopy,microwave spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy);and other analyses (e.g. gas chromatography, density determination,refractometry, etc.). With respect to thermogravimetric analysis (TGA),for example, moisture content is derived from the loss of product weightduring drying by measuring the change in mass of a sample while beingheated at a controlled rate until no more change in weight is observed.

As used herein, the term “co-selected microbiota” refers to a pluralityof bacterial species that has collectively undergone co-selection andco-adaptation in a single subject (e.g., a healthy subject). In aparticular embodiment, the co-selected microbiota has collectivelyundergone co-selection and co-adaptation in the intestines of a single,healthy subject. In contrast, bacterial species isolated or derived fromdifferent sources (e.g., different subjects and/or cell depositories)and combined with each other have not undergone co-selection andco-adaptation in a single subject (e.g., a healthy subject). Thus, evenwhen combined in vitro, a plurality of bacterial species that have beenisolated from different sources cannot constitute a co-selectedmicrobiota.

As used herein, the term “subject” or “patient” is preferably an animal,including but not limited to animals such as mice, rats, cows, pigs,horses, chickens, cats, dogs, etc., and is preferably a mammal, morepreferably a primate, and most preferably a human.

As used herein, the term “treating” or “treatment” of any disease ordisorder refers, in one embodiment, to ameliorating the disease ordisorder (i.e., arresting the disease or reducing the manifestation,extent or severity of at least one of the clinical symptoms thereof). Inanother embodiment “treating” or “treatment” refers to ameliorating atleast one physical parameter, which may not be discernible by thesubject. In yet another embodiment, “treating” or “treatment” refers tomodulating the disease or disorder, either physically, (e.g.,stabilization of a discernible symptom), physiologically, (e.g.,stabilization of a physical parameter), or both. In a furtherembodiment, “treating” or “treatment” relates to slowing the progressionof the disease.

As used herein, the term “preventing” or “prevention” refers to areduction in risk of acquiring or developing a disease or disorder(i.e., causing at least one of the clinical symptoms of the disease notto develop in a subject that may be exposed to a disease-causing agent,or predisposed to the disease in advance of disease onset).

As used herein, the term “prophylaxis” is related to “prevention” andrefers to a measure or procedure the purpose of which is to prevent,rather than to treat or cure a disease. Non-limiting examples ofprophylactic measures may include the administration of vaccines; theadministration of low molecular weight heparin to hospital patients atrisk for thrombosis due, for example, to immobilization; and theadministration of an anti-malarial agent such as chloroquine, in advanceof a visit to a geographical region where malaria is endemic or the riskof contracting malaria is high.

As used herein, the phrase “pharmaceutically acceptable” refers tomolecular entities and compositions that are physiologically tolerableand do not typically produce an allergic or similar untoward reaction,such as gastric upset, dizziness and the like, when administered to ahuman.

As used herein, the phrase “therapeutically effective amount” is used torefer to an amount of an agent (e.g., a therapeutic agent) sufficient toreduce a pathological feature of a disease or condition by at leastabout 30 percent, by at least 50 percent, or by at least 90 percent. A“therapeutically effective amount” of an agent results in a clinicallysignificant reduction in at least one pathological feature (e.g., aclinical symptom) of a disease or condition.

As used herein, the term “complementary” refers to two DNA strands thatexhibit substantial normal base pairing characteristics. ComplementaryDNA may, however, contain one or more mismatches.

As used herein, the term “hybridization” refers to the hydrogen bondingthat occurs between two complementary DNA strands.

As used herein, the term “nucleic acid” or a “nucleic acid molecule”refers to any DNA or RNA molecule, either single or double stranded and,if single stranded, the molecule of its complementary sequence in eitherlinear or circular form. In discussing nucleic acid molecules, asequence or structure of a particular nucleic acid molecule may bedescribed herein according to the normal convention of providing thesequence in the 5′ to 3′ direction. With reference to nucleic acids ofthe invention, the term “isolated nucleic acid” is sometimes used. Thisterm, when applied to DNA, refers to a DNA molecule that is separatedfrom sequences with which it is immediately contiguous in the naturallyoccurring genome of the organism in which it originated. For example, an“isolated nucleic acid” may comprise a DNA molecule inserted into avector, such as a plasmid or virus vector, or integrated into thegenomic DNA of a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell or host organism.

When applied to RNA, the term “isolated nucleic acid” refers primarilyto an RNA molecule encoded by an isolated DNA molecule as defined above.Alternatively, the term may refer to an RNA molecule that has beensufficiently separated from other nucleic acids with which it isgenerally associated in its natural state (i.e., in cells or tissues).An isolated nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) may further represent amolecule produced directly by biological or synthetic means andseparated from other components present during its production.

As used herein, the terms “natural allelic variants”, “mutants”, and“derivatives” of particular sequences of nucleic acids refer to nucleicacid sequences that are closely related to a particular sequence butwhich may possess, either naturally or by design, changes in sequence orstructure. By closely related, it is meant that at least about 60%, butoften, more than 85%, of the nucleotides of the sequence match over thedefined length of the nucleic acid sequence referred to using a specificSEQ ID NO. Changes or differences in nucleotide sequence between closelyrelated nucleic acid sequences may represent nucleotide changes in thesequence that arise during the course of normal replication orduplication in nature of the particular nucleic acid sequence. Otherchanges may be specifically designed and introduced into the sequencefor specific purposes, such as to change an amino acid codon or sequencein a regulatory region of the nucleic acid. Such specific changes may bemade in vitro using a variety of mutagenesis techniques or produced in ahost organism placed under particular selection conditions that induceor select for the changes. Such sequence variants generated specificallymay be referred to as “mutants” or “derivatives” of the originalsequence.

As used herein, the terms “percent similarity”, “percent identity” and“percent homology” when referring to a particular sequence are used asset forth in the University of Wisconsin GCG software program and areknown in the art.

As used herein, the phrase “consisting essentially of” when referring toa particular nucleotide or amino acid means a sequence having theproperties of a given SEQ ID NO:. For example, when used in reference toan amino acid sequence, the phrase includes the sequence per se andmolecular modifications that would not affect the basic and novelcharacteristics of the sequence.

A “replicon” is any genetic element, for example, a plasmid, cosmid,bacmid, phage or virus, that is capable of replication largely under itsown control. A replicon may be either RNA or DNA and may be single ordouble stranded.

A “vector” is a replicon, such as a plasmid, cosmid, bacmid, phage orvirus, to which another genetic sequence or element (either DNA or RNA)may be attached so as to bring about the replication of the attachedsequence or element.

An “expression vector” or “expression operon” refers to a nucleic acidsegment that may possess transcriptional and translational controlsequences, such as promoters, enhancers, translational start signals(e.g., ATG or AUG codons), polyadenylation signals, terminators, and thelike, and which facilitate the expression of a polypeptide codingsequence in a host cell or organism.

As used herein, the term “operably linked” refers to a regulatorysequence capable of mediating the expression of a coding sequence andwhich are placed in a DNA molecule (e.g., an expression vector) in anappropriate position relative to the coding sequence so as to effectexpression of the coding sequence. This same definition is sometimesapplied to the arrangement of coding sequences and transcription controlelements (e.g. promoters, enhancers, and termination elements) in anexpression vector. This definition is also sometimes applied to thearrangement of nucleic acid sequences of a first and a second nucleicacid molecule wherein a hybrid nucleic acid molecule is generated.

As used herein, the term “oligonucleotide” refers to primers and probesdescribed herein, which are defined as a nucleic acid molecule comprisedof two or more ribo- or deoxyribonucleotides, preferably more thanthree. The exact size of the oligonucleotide will depend on variousfactors and on the particular application and use of theoligonucleotide.

As used herein, the term “probe” refers to an oligonucleotide,polynucleotide or nucleic acid, either RNA or DNA, whether occurringnaturally as in a purified restriction enzyme digest or producedsynthetically, which is capable of annealing with or specificallyhybridizing to a nucleic acid with sequences complementary to the probe.A probe may be either single-stranded or double-stranded. The exactlength of the probe will depend upon many factors, includingtemperature, source of probe and use of the method. For example, fordiagnostic applications, depending on the complexity of the targetsequence, the oligonucleotide probe typically contains 15-25 or morenucleotides, although it may contain fewer nucleotides. The probesherein are selected to be “substantially” complementary to differentstrands of a particular target nucleic acid sequence. This means thatthe probes must be sufficiently complementary so as to be able to“specifically hybridize” or anneal with their respective target strandsunder a set of pre-determined conditions. Therefore, the probe sequenceneed not reflect the exact complementary sequence of the target. Forexample, a non-complementary nucleotide fragment may be attached to the5′ or 3′ end of the probe, with the remainder of the probe sequencebeing complementary to the target strand. Alternatively,non-complementary bases or longer sequences can be interspersed into theprobe, provided that the probe sequence has sufficient complementaritywith the sequence of the target nucleic acid to anneal therewithspecifically.

As used herein, the term “specifically hybridize” refers to theassociation between two single-stranded nucleic acid molecules ofsufficiently complementary sequence to permit such hybridization underpre-determined conditions generally used in the art (sometimes termed“substantially complementary”). In particular, the term refers tohybridization of an oligonucleotide with a substantially complementarysequence contained within a single-stranded DNA or RNA molecule of theinvention, to the substantial exclusion of hybridization of theoligonucleotide with single-stranded nucleic acids of non-complementarysequence.

As used herein, the term “primer” refers to an oligonucleotide, eitherRNA or DNA, either single-stranded or double-stranded, either derivedfrom a biological system, generated by restriction enzyme digestion, orproduced synthetically which, when placed in the proper environment, isable to functionally act as an initiator of template-dependent nucleicacid synthesis. When presented with an appropriate nucleic acidtemplate, suitable nucleoside triphosphate precursors of nucleic acids,a polymerase enzyme, suitable cofactors and conditions such as asuitable temperature and pH, the primer may be extended at its 3′terminus by the addition of nucleotides by the action of a polymerase orsimilar activity to yield a primer extension product. The primer mayvary in length depending on the particular conditions and requirement ofthe application. For example, in diagnostic applications, theoligonucleotide primer is typically 15-25 or more nucleotides in length.The primer must be of sufficient complementarity to the desired templateto prime the synthesis of the desired extension product, that is, to beable anneal to the desired template strand in a manner sufficient toprovide the 3′ hydroxyl moiety of the primer in appropriatejuxtaposition for use in the initiation of synthesis by a polymerase orsimilar enzyme. It is not required that the primer sequence represent anexact complement of the desired template. For example, anon-complementary nucleotide sequence may be attached to the 5′ end ofan otherwise complementary primer. Alternatively, non-complementarybases may be interspersed within the oligonucleotide primer sequence,provided that the primer sequence has sufficient complementarity withthe sequence of the desired template strand to functionally provide atemplate-primer complex for the synthesis of the extension product.

Primers and/or probes may be labeled fluorescently with6-carboxyfluorescein (6-FAM). Alternatively primers may be labeled with4, 7, 2′, 7′-Tetrachloro-6-carboxyfluorescein (TET). Other alternativeDNA labeling methods are known in the art and are contemplated to bewithin the scope of the invention.

In a particular embodiment, oligonucleotides according to the presentinvention that hybridize to nucleic acid sequences identified asspecific for one of the bacterial species and/or strains describedherein, are at least about 10 nucleotides in length, more particularlyat least 15 nucleotides in length, more particularly at least about 20nucleotides in length. Further to the above, fragments of nucleic acidsequences identified as specific for one of the bacterial species and/orstrains described herein represent aspects of the present invention.Such fragments and oligonucleotides specific for same may be used asprimers or probes for determining the amount of the particular bacterialspecies and/or strain in a bacterial sample generated in vitro or in abiological sample obtained from a subject, wherein the particularspecies or strain may be identified by the presence of any one of SEQ IDNOs: 1-40. Primers such as those described herein (e.g., SEQ ID NOs: 81and 82) may, moreover, be used in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assaysin methods directed to determining the amount of a particular bacterialspecies and/or strain in a bacterial sample generated in vitro or in abiological sample obtained from a subject, wherein the particularbacterial species and/or strain comprises any one of, for example, SEQID NOs: 1-40.

Further to the above, a given strain's 16S rRNA sequence is speciesspecific and in many cases, depending on the species, strain specific aswell. Further to this point, some bacterial species are highly conservedand thus, different strains may have extremely similar or even identicalsequences. Most species, however, include strains wherein sequencedifferences are detected.

Preparation of Bacterial Samples (for 16S rRNA Sanger Sequencing)

Master Mix contents (per reaction or sample):

-   HPLC grade ddH2O (Caledon Laboratory Chemicals)—38.5 μL-   dNTPs, working stock (Invitrogen)—3 μL-   10× ThermoPol Reaction Buffer (NEB)—5 μL-   V3kl/V6r primers (IDT)—1 μL of each-   Taq DNA Polymerase High Purity (BioBasic)—0.5 μL-   DNA Template—1 μL or 1 colony

PCR, Sequencing of Products, and Analysis of PCR Products

-   1) Determine how much of each Master Mix component is required by    multiplying each by the number of samples. Add three additional    reactions to account for pipetting error.-   2) Bring the required amounts of ddH2O, dNTPs (stored at −20° C.),    buffer (stored at −20° C.), primers (stored at −20° C.), 2 mL    flip-cap tubes (sterile, from Axygen) and a V-bottom 96-well plate    (sterile, from Fisher) into the Labconco Purifier Biological Safety    Cabinet (Labconco, 08018496A). UV the hood and supplies for 15    minutes.-   3) Turn the UV light off. Bring Taq (stored at −20° C.) and DNA    template samples (if they are in liquid form) into the safety    cabinet.-   4) Prepare Master Mix in a 2 mL flip-cap tube, aliquoting all of the    required reagents into the same tube. Mix it by gently inverting the    tube several times.-   5) Aliquot Master Mix into the 96-well plate, 48 μL per reaction (or    sample).-   6) If your DNA is in liquid or broth form, skip Steps 9) and 10). If    your DNA is taken directly from colonies on media plates skip Step    7).-   7) Add 1 μL of your DNA template per aliquoted reaction (i.e. one    PCR reaction for each of your DNA template samples). For example, 27    DNA template samples (or 27 strains to be tested)=27 PCR reactions.-   8) Remove the aliquoted Master Mix in the 96-well plate from the    biological safety cabinet.-   9) Transfer the aliquoted Master Mix in the 96-well plate into the    Whitley anaerobic chamber workstation.-   10) Use a sterile wooden applicator (Puritan) to touch a colony of    interest and, using a twisting motion, deposit the colony into one    well of the 96-well plate that contains an aliquot of Master Mix.    Repeat for all bacterial strains of interest.-   11) Run PCR reactions in the 96-well plate in the Eppendorf    Mastercycler epgradient (Eppendorf, 5340 014805):-   12) Using, for example, a Eppendorf Mastercycler (a.k.a.    thermocycler) run the following:-   Cycle parameters are 94° C. for (the initial) 10 minutes, (94° C.    for 30s, 60° C. for 30s, 72° C. for 30s) for 30 cycles, then 72° C.    for 5 minutes, and 4° C. for indefinite time.-   13) Sequencing is performed via Sanger sequencing methods, which are    a matter of routine practice in research-based laboratories.-   14) Sequences (16S rRNA full-length rRNA sequences associated with    each bacterial strain) generated are compared to databases of known    sequences such as, for example, those maintained by U.S. government    agencies, which can be accessed via the web (e.g.,    blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi) using known programs (e.g.,    BLAST).-   15) When using, for example, a BLAST program and an alignment    application thereof, a value of 99% or higher indicates that the    template sequence and the query sequence are identical. If the    template sequence and the query sequence are identical this    indicates that the query sequence (which was obtained from a    bacterial strain of interest) is the same identity as that which is    associated with the template sequence.

TABLE 1 presents a list of MET 2 strains, which is an exemplary list ofbacterial species that exhibits robustness in chemostat model testassays described herein if the bacterial species are derived from aco-selected microbiota. In a particular embodiment, an exemplary list ofbacterial species that exhibits robustness in chemostat model testassays described herein comprises at least one of the following strainslisted in Table 1, but does not exceed including each and every one ofthe species recited in the exemplary list of Table 1. In a moreparticular embodiment thereof, the exemplary list of bacterial speciesthat exhibits robustness in chemostat model test assays described hereinconsists of each of the strains listed in Table 1. Strain name Closestspecies match NB2A-14-DS Lachnoclostridium pacaense NB2B-20-DS[Clostridium] hathewayi NB2B-20-GAM [Clostridium] lactatifermentansNB2B-13-CNA Hespellia porcina NB2A-7-D5 [Clostridium] scindensNB2B-10-NB [Clostridium] saccharogumia NB2B-6-CNA [Eubacterium] eligensNB2B-13-BHI [Eubacterium] hallii NB2A-9-NA [Ruminococcus] obeumNB2A-14-FMU [Ruminococcus] torques 14 LG Acidaminococcus intestiniNB2A-8-WC Akkermansia muciniphila NB2B-9-DCM Anaerostipes hadrusNB2A-15-BHI Anaerovorax odorimutans NB2B-14-D5 Bacteroides eggerthiiNB2A-12-BBE Bacteroides ovatus NB2A-15-DCM Bacteroides timonensisNB2B-3-WC Barnesiella intestinihominis NB2B-16-TSAB Bifidobacteriumadolescentis NB2B-11-FAA Bifidobacterium longum/breve NB2B-9-FAA Blautiawexlerae NB2A-5-TSAB Blautia schinkii NB2B-13-DCM Collinsellaaerofaciens NB2A-13-NA Coprococcus catus NB2A-2-FAA Coprococcus comesNB2B-15-DCM Dorea formicigenerans NB2A-3-NA Dorea longicatena NB2B-BHI-1Escherichia coli NB2B-10-MRS Agathobaculum desmolans NB2A-17-FMU[Eubacterium] rectale NB2B-19-DCM Faecalibacterium prausnitziiNB2A-20-GAM Flavonifractor plautii NB2B-AER-MRS-02 Lactobacillusparacasei NB2B-16-D5 Neglecta timonensis NB2A-10-MRS Parabacteroidesdistasonis NB2A-29-D6 Parabacteroides merdae NB2A-12-FMUPhascolarctobacterium succinatutens NB2B-10-FAA Roseburia intestinalisNB2B-26-FMU Roseburia inulinivorans NB2B-17-NB Ruminococcus lactaris

In a particular embodiment, an exemplary list of bacterial species thatexhibits robustness in chemostat model test assays described hereincomprises at least one of the following strains listed in Table 1:NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA, NB2A-14-FMU, NB2A-8-WC, NB2A-12-BBE,NB2B-16-TSAB, NB2B-11-FAA, NB2B-13-DCM, NB2A-2-FAA, NB2A-3-NA,NB2B-BHI-1, NB2A-17-FMU, NB2B-19-DCM, NB2B-AER-MRS-02, or NB2A-10-MRS,but does not exceed further including each and every one of the speciesrecited in this exemplary list. In a particular embodiment thereof, theexemplary list of bacterial species that exhibits robustness inchemostat model test assays described herein comprises the followingstrains listed in Table 1: NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA, NB2A-14-FMU,NB2A-8-WC, NB2A-12-BBE, NB2B-16-TSAB, NB2B-11-FAA, NB2B-13-DCM,NB2A-2-FAA, NB2A-3-NA, NB2B-BHI-1, NB2A-17-FMU, NB2B-19-DCM,NB2B-AER-MRS-02, and NB2A-10-MRS, but does not exceed further includingeach and every one of the species recited in the exemplary list ofTable 1. In a more particular embodiment thereof, the exemplary list ofbacterial species that exhibits robustness in chemostat model testassays described herein consists of the following strains listed inTable 1: NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA, NB2A-14-FMU, NB2A-8-WC, NB2A-12-BBE,NB2B-16-TSAB, NB2B-11-FAA, NB2B-13-DCM, NB2A-2-FAA, NB2A-3-NA,NB2B-BHI-1, NB2A-17-FMU, NB2B-19-DCM, NB2B-AER-MRS-02, and NB2A-10-MRS.

In a further embodiment, the exemplary list of bacterial species thatexhibits robustness in chemostat model test assays described hereincomprises at least one of the following strains listed in Table 1:NB2B-20-GAM, NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA, 14 LG, NB2A-8-WC, NB2A-12-BBE,NB2A-3-NA, NB2A-17-FMU, NB2B-19-DCM, NB2B-10-FAA, NB2B-26-FMU, but doesnot exceed further including each and every one of the species recitedin this exemplary list. In another embodiment, the exemplary list ofbacterial species that exhibits robustness in chemostat model testassays described herein comprises at least one of the following strainslisted in Table 1: NB2B-20-GAM, NB2B-6-CNA, NB2A-9-NA, 14 LG, NB2A-8-WC,NB2A-12-BBE, NB2A-3-NA, NB2A-17-FMU, NB2B-19-DCM, NB2B-10-FAA,NB2B-26-FMU, but does not exceed further including each and every one ofthe species recited in the exemplary list of Table 1.

Table 3 sets forth additional exemplary microbiotic communitiescomprising the indicated bacterial strains. These exemplary microbioticcommunities are designated herein MET-2A and MET-2B

Strain Number designation Identity MET-2 MET-2A MET-2B 1 NB2A-29-D6Parabacteroides merdae + + + 2 NB2B-13-BHI [Eubacterium] hallii + + + 3NB2A-10-MRS Parabacteroides + + distasonis 4 NB2A-12-FMUPhascolarctobacterium + + + succinatutens 5 NB2B-17-NB Ruminococcuslactaris + + 6 NB2B-16-D5 Neglecta timonensis + 7 NB2B-10-NB[Clostridium] + + spiroforme 8 NB2B-10-FAA Roseburia intestinalis + + 9NB2A-8-WC Akkermansia + + + muciniphila 10 NB2A-9-NA [Ruminococcus]obeum + 11 NB2B-20-GAM [Clostridium] + lactatifermentans 12 NB2A-15-BHIAnaerovorax + + odorimutans 13 NB2A-14-FMU [Ruminococcus] torques + + 14NB2A-17-FMU Eubacterium rectale + + + 15 NB2B-14-D5 Bacteroideseggerthii + + 16 NB2B-26-FMU Roseburia inulinivorans + + 17 NB2B-20-DS[Clostridium] hylemonae + 18 NB2B-3-WC Barnesiella + intestinihominis 19NB2A-14-DS [Clostridium] + aerotolerans 20 NB2A-15-DCM Bacteroides +stercorirosoris 21 NB2A-20-GAM Flavonifractor plautii + + + 22 NB2A-3-NADorea longicatena + + + 23 NB2A-5-TSAB Blautia stercoris + 24NB2B-11-FAA Bifidobacterium longum + + 25 NB2A-2-FAA Coprococcus comes +26 NB2B-6-CNA [Eubacterium] eligens + + + 27 NB2B-AER- Lactobacillusparacasei + + + MRS-02 28 NB2B-13-CNA [Clostridium] oroticum + 29NB2B-15-DCM Dorea formicigenerans + 30 NB2B-BHI-1 Escherichia coli + +31 NB2B-9-DCM Anaerostipes hadrus + + 32 NB2B-9-FAA Blautia luti + + +33 NB2A-7-D5 [Clostridium] scindens + + + 34 NB2B-10-MRS Eubacteriumdesmolans + + + 35 NB2B-19-DCM Faecalibacterium + + + prausnitzii 36NB2A-12-BBE Bacteroides ovatus + + 37 NB2A-13-NA Coprococcus catus + + +38 NB2B-16-TSAB Bifidobacterium + + + adolescentis 39 NB2B-13-DCMCollinsella aerofaciens + + + 40 14 LG Acidaminococcus + + + intestini41 NB2A-2-DS Alistipes shahii + 42 NB2A-1-D5 Bacteroides uniformis + 43NB2B-3-FMN [Clostridium] leptum + 44 NB2A-1- Enterococcus hirae +CNA_aer 45 NB2B-20-NB Gemmiger formicilis + 46 NB2B-23-CNAOscillibacter + valericigenes 47 NB2A-31-NB Pseudoflavonifractor +capillosus

In a further embodiment, the exemplary list of bacterial species thatexhibits robustness in chemostat model test assays described hereincomprises at least one of the MET-2A strains listed in Table 3, but doesnot exceed further including each and every one of the MET-2A speciesrecited in Table 3. In another embodiment, the exemplary list ofbacterial species that exhibits robustness in chemostat model testassays described herein comprises at least one of the following MET-2Astrains listed in Table 3, but does not exceed further including eachand every one of the species recited in the exemplary list of Table 1.In another embodiment, the exemplary list of bacterial species thatexhibits robustness in chemostat model test assays described hereinconsists of the MET-2A strains listed in Table 3.

In a further embodiment, the exemplary list of bacterial species thatexhibits robustness in chemostat model test assays described hereincomprises at least one of the MET-2B strains listed in Table 3, but doesnot exceed further including each and every one of the MET-2B speciesrecited in Table 3. In another embodiment, the exemplary list ofbacterial species that exhibits robustness in chemostat model testassays described herein comprises at least one of the following MET-2Bstrains listed in Table 3, but does not exceed further including eachand every one of the species recited in the exemplary list of Table 1.In another embodiment, the exemplary list of bacterial species thatexhibits robustness in chemostat model test assays described hereinconsists of the MET-2B strains listed in Table 3.

As used herein, the term “ecosystem output assay” refers to a methodwhereby the composition of a microbial ecosystem may be determined fromits functional output in terms of types and quantities of selected smallmolecule metabolites. Small molecule metabolites are known in the artand include, without limitation: organic acids (e.g., carboxylic acidsand derivatives thereof), amino acids, alcohols (e.g., polyols),phenols, and fatty acids and conjugates thereof. Metabolites aretypically measured in the range of millimolar concentrations. The MET-2community, for example, exhibits a metabolic profile that comprisestartrate and urea and significantly elevated levels of glutamate,pyroglutamate, asparagine, glycolate, choline, thymine, and formate whencompared to the metabolic profiles of bacterial communities isolatedfrom different donors. See Yen et al. (2015, J Proteome Res14:1472-1482).

As used herein, the term “microbial ecosystem” refers to a plurality ofdifferent bacterial species that have been grown together either in anin vitro assay or in a biological setting such as, for example, asubject's gut. In a particular embodiment, the subject may be a human.

As used herein, the term “chemostat model assay” refers to an assaywherein a plurality of bacterial species is seeded into a vesselcompatible with bacterial proliferation, wherein the vessel ismaintained under growth promoting conditions and comprises culturemedium comprising growth factors suitable for promoting proliferation ofthe plurality of bacterial species. In an embodiment thereof, theproliferation of each of the bacterial species seeded into the vesselmay be determined after a defined time period of incubation in thechemostat model assay. Such a determination may be made using techniquesknown in the art such as cell counting via automated or manual means andmay be facilitated by cell staining using various dyes that are taken upby cells. Such dyes may be taken up differentially by live versus deadcells and thus, provide for distinguishing viable cells from dead ordying cells. The relative proliferation of each of the bacterial speciesseeded into the vessel may also be determined and total numbers of eachbacterial species determined after a defined time period of incubationin the chemostat model assay. Accordingly, the chemostat model assay maybe used to determine proliferation and/or proliferation rate ofdifferent bacterial species in the plurality of bacterial species seededinto the vessel and thus, provide an assay for comparing proliferationand/or proliferation rate among the different bacterial species seededinto the vessel under various growth promoting conditions.

In a particular embodiment, the number of bacterial cells may bedetermined using a LIVE/DEAD™ BacLight™ Bacterial Viability Kit inaccordance with the manufacturer's protocol. Live versus dead cells aredistinguished using the LIVE/DEAD™ BacLight™ Bacterial Viability Kit,which differentially stains dead and dying cells with compromisedmembranes red and live cells having intact membranes green. Thedifferential staining facilitates an accurate assessment of viable cellsin a given sample.

In a more particular embodiment, the number of cells is determined viaflow cytometry used in conjunction with a LIVE/DEAD™ BacLight™ BacterialViability Kit, which combination facilitates measuring the differentcolors of the differentially stained cells via fluorescence detection ina plate reader. Such an approach reveals information as to relativevalues of live and dead cells in a sample and generally improvesaccuracy of cell counting.

The chemostat model assay, therefore, provides an assay wherein thegrowth of the plurality of bacterial species initially seeded into avessel (bacterial seed population) may be determined at differentdefined time periods of incubation in the chemostat model assay. Usingthe chemostat model assay, multiple vessels can be seeded with differentbacterial seed populations and the growth of the different bacterialseed populations and particular species in the different bacterial seedpopulations can be determined at different defined time periods ofincubation. Results determined from multiple vessels run in thechemostat model assay can, in turn, be compared to determine ifdifferent bacterial seed populations respond differentially to differentgrowth conditions and perturbational stress.

As used herein, the term “robustness” as it relates to a microbialcommunity refers to the resistance and resilience of the communitytowards external perturbation/s relative to the state of the microbialcommunity absent or prior to exposure to the external perturbation/s.Robustness may, for example, be reflected in the ability of themicrobial community to maintain relative ratios of representation(numbers) of each of the different species or phylums wherein thespecies are classified post-perturbation as compared topre-perturbation. Robustness may also, for example, be reflected in theability of the microbial community to maintain metabolic outputpost-perturbation relative to pre-perturbation.

As used herein, the term “perturbational stress” refers to a change inat least one of substrate type, substrate availability, and xenobioticchallenge in the culturing conditions in which a population of bacterialcells is grown.

As used herein, the term “substrate” refers to a substance or compoundpresent in the culture medium in which a population of bacterial cellsis grown that is utilized metabolically by the bacterial cells.

As used herein, the term “xenobiotic challenge” refers to theintroduction of a chemical substance into an ecosystem, wherein thechemical substance is not naturally produced or expected to be presentwithin the ecosystem, or is present at a much higher concentration thanin the natural situation.

Compositions described herein may be formulated for oral administrationas capsules, powders, tablets, granulates, chewable foods, liquids, andbeverages. In a particular embodiment, the compositions are formulatedinto a capsule (e.g., an enteric-coated microcapsule). In anotherparticular embodiment, the compositions are formulated into a tablet. Inyet another particular embodiment, the compositions are formulated intogranulated or water soluble powders. Further particular compositions maybe formulated into liquids, creams, lotions, gels dispersions orointments for topical administration.

In a particular embodiment, a composition described herein is a powder.A powder may be administered as such or may be dissolved in a fluid, forexample, for oral consumption (e.g., via capsule or double capsule) orfor rectal administration via an enema. With respect to oralconsumption, a powder composition may be provided in a palatable formfor reconstitution as a drink or for reconstitution as a food additive.A powder composition may also be dissolved in a fluid for rectaladministration via an enema (colonoscopic infusion). The powder may alsobe reconstituted to be infused via naso-duodenal infusion. Exemplaryfluids for such purposes include physiological saline solutions.

Methods described herein are applicable to animals in general (e.g.,mammals), and more particularly to humans and economically significantdomestic animals, such as dogs, cats, cows, pigs, horses, sheep, mice,rats, and monkeys.

When formulated, the composition may contain further ingredients,including ingredients that confer properties relating to healthfulness,flavor, formulating, or tableting. Non-limiting examples of additionalingredients that may be incorporated in compositions described hereininclude: prebiotics, vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements (e.g.,fiber), sweeteners, flow aids, and fillers. When formulated for oraladministration, the compositions comprise at least 0.1, 1, 5, 10, 15,20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 or more w/w % of a composition of ananhydrous composition comprising a plurality of bacterial speciesdescribed herein.

Compositions of the invention are useful in methods for treating variousdiseases and disorders characterized by dysbiosis. Compositionsdescribed herein may be used to promote digestive health, metabolism(nutritional heath), and weight management when administered orally orrectally. Compositions described herein may be used to treat oralleviate a positive indicator or symptom of a digestive disorderincluding: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon, idiopathiculcerative colitis, mucous colitis, collagenous colitis, Crohn'sdisease, inflammatory bowel disease in general, microscopic colitis,antibiotic-associated colitis, idiopathic or simple constipation,diverticular disease, and AIDS enteropathy.

Compositions described herein are also envisioned for use in treating oralleviating a positive indicator or symptom of a digestive disorderincluding: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon, idiopathiculcerative colitis, mucous colitis, collagenous colitis, Crohn'sdisease, inflammatory bowel disease in general, microscopic colitis,antibiotic-associated colitis, idiopathic or simple constipation,diverticular disease, and AIDS enteropathy.

Treatment regimens may be comprise administration of compositionsdescribed herein to a subject in need thereof on a daily basis(typically once or twice per day), twice or thrice weekly, bi-weekly, oronce per month. Treatment regimens may also be altered as the subject'scondition changes and may, furthermore, be intermittent. A suitabletreatment regimen may be determined by a medical practitioner and/or maybe established based on empirical results as evaluated by a medicalpractitioner and/or the subject being treated.

Unless stated otherwise, all percentages referred to herein are byweight based on the total weight of the composition.

Fecal-Derived Bacterial Populations and Anhydrous Compositions Thereof

In a particular embodiment, a fecal-derived bacterial population isisolated or derived from a healthy subject.

In a particular embodiment, a fecal-derived bacterial population isderived from a subject (e.g., a healthy subject) by a method comprising:

-   a. obtaining a freshly voided stool sample, and placing the sample    in an anaerobic chamber (in an atmosphere of 90% N₂, 5% CO₂ and 5%    H₂);-   b. generating a fecal slurry by macerating the stool sample in a    buffer; and-   c. removing food particles by centrifugation, and retaining the    supernatant, which comprises the bacteria isolated from fecal matter    and food particles. Accordingly, the supernatant comprises a    purified population of intestinal bacteria that is free of fecal    matter and food particles. Given that, the purified population of    intestinal bacteria is a manmade product that is fecal matter-free    and food particle-free.

In a further embodiment, a fecal sample (either fresh or frozen) isdiluted in saline and plated onto a series of 13-20 different mediatypes, each tailored to the isolation of particular types of species.The fecal sample may also be used undiluted as inoculum to seed achemostat, which is grown to steady state, and then an aliquot of thesteady state culture is diluted in saline and subsequently plated onto aseries of 13-20 different media types, each tailored to the isolation ofparticular types of species. A diluted sample of bacteria may, forexample, be treated with ethanol to select for sporulating bacteria. Inanother embodiment, antibiotics are added that exclude certain types ofbacterial cells. In another embodiment, filter-sterile spent chemostatmedium is added to provide growth substrates that promote proliferativeor provide a selective advantage for certain types of bacterial cells.Following transfer into the 13-20 different media types, bacterial cellcultures are incubated for 3-10 days and individual colonies are picked,re-streaked to purity, and then frozen down. Frozen stocks are grown inculture to curate/characterize the strain by conducting a 16S rRNA genesequencing read using Sanger chemistry and the obtained trace comparedto the RDP database.

Once the strains have been curated/characterized, each bacterial specieslisted in Table 1 or a subset thereof is cultured individually to expandthe population of each bacterial species to reach a threshold of biomassfor each bacterial species. For bacterial species that grow poorlyrelative to other species listed in Table 1, a larger volume ofbacterial culture is grown so as to achieve a biomass equivalent to thatof faster growing species. The strains are all grown separately inWilkins-Chalgren broth under anaerobic conditions at 37° C. The culturedbacterial population of each species is then concentrated bycentrifugation, resuspended in medium optionally containing acryoprotectant/lyoprotectant (inulin and riboflavin), and then rapidlyfrozen at −80° C. Frozen material is placed into a lyophilizerinstrument and the cycle run to sublimate and remove the water content,leaving a fine powder representing a matrix of preserved bacterial cellsand optionally cryo-lyoprotectant. The individual powders from eachindividual isolate are tested for purity and if pure, may be combinedinto desired combinations as powders via thorough mixing to generate ananhydrous composition comprising a desired plurality of bacterialspecies.

In certain embodiments, an anhydrous composition comprising a populationof bacterial species may be derived from fecal matter in accordance withmethods disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,906,668 and 9,511,099 and in U.S.Patent Application Publication No. 20140342438, the entire content ofeach of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Culture Methods According to Certain Embodiments

In certain embodiments, an anhydrous composition comprising a pluralityof bacterial species is cultured in a chemostat vessel. In certainembodiments, the chemostat vessel is the vessel disclosed in U.S. PatentApplication Publication No. 20140342438. In some embodiments, thechemostat vessel is the vessel described in FIGS. 1A and 1B.

In certain embodiments, the chemostat vessel is converted from afermentation system to a chemostat by blocking off the condenser andbubbling nitrogen gas through the culture. In certain embodiments, thepressure forces the waste out of a metal tube (formerly a sampling tube)at a set height and allows for the maintenance of given working volumeof the chemostat culture.

In certain embodiments, the chemostat vessel is kept anaerobic bybubbling filtered nitrogen gas through the chemostat vessel. In certainembodiments, temperature and pressure are automatically controlled andmaintained

In certain embodiments, the culture pH of the chemostat culture ismaintained using 5% (v/v) HCl (Sigma) and 5% (w/v) NaOH (Sigma).

In certain embodiments, the culture medium of the chemostat vessel iscontinually replaced. In certain embodiments, the replacement occursover a period of time equal to the retention time of the distal gut.Consequently, in certain embodiments, the culture medium is continuouslyfed into the chemostat vessel at a rate of 400 mL/day (16.7 mL/hour) togive a retention time of 24 hours, a value set to mimic the retentiontime of the distal gut. An alternate retention time can be 65 hours(approximately 148 mL/day, 6.2 mL/hour). In certain embodiments, theretention time can be as short as 12 hours.

In certain embodiments, the culture medium is a culture medium disclosedin U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20140342438.

While a number of embodiments of the present invention have beendescribed, it is understood that these embodiments are illustrativeonly, and not restrictive, and that many modifications may becomeapparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. Further still, thevarious steps may be carried out in any desired order (and any desiredsteps may be added and/or any desired steps may be eliminated).

Reference is now made to the following examples, which together with theabove descriptions illustrate some embodiments of the invention in a nonlimiting fashion.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Comparison of Microbial Ecosystems Derived from aSingle Donor Versus Those Derived from Multiple Donors

The present inventors investigated whether microbes derived from asingle individual have co-adapted to the host and demonstrate‘cohesiveness’ or an ability to work efficiently together. The presentinventors hypothesized that such cohesiveness may be critical to theability of the ecosystem to best respond to commonly encounteredenvironmental perturbations

To test this, the present inventors created 2 defined microbialcommunities of 27 bacterial species each, representing 6 bacterial phylacommonly found in the human gut. The first community (CC) represented agroup of bacterial isolates, each representative of a different species,which had been isolated from a single donor. Accordingly, CC is aco-selected microbiota. The second community (FC) represented a group ofisolates which matched the CC community in species identity (≥97%identity across the full length 16S rRNA gene sequences), but whereineach community member had been sourced from a different individual(i.e., 27 different individuals in total). The communities were verifiedfor purity by individual deep sequencing of 16S rRNA genes on theIllumina Miseq platform.

Each community was separately seeded into a bioreactor vessel fed with ahigh fibre diet and allowed to achieve steady state (14 days), and thensamples were removed for analysis. See FIG. 2.

After sample removal at steady state, the bioreactors were switchedabruptly to a high protein diet to simulate a perturbational stress.Steady state was allowed to develop over a further 14 days and theecosystems were resampled. See FIG. 2. 16S rRNA sequence profiling wascarried out on the samples using the Illumina MiSeq platform.

16S rRNA primers were used to generate 16S rRNA sequence fragments FIG.5 (Table 2) and full length 16S rRNA sequences (Appendix A)corresponding to each bacterial strain presented in Table 1. Exemplary16S rRNA primers with T3 and T7 tails, respectively are as follows:

V3kl primer (SEQ ID NO: 81) ATTAACCCTCACTAAAGTACGG+AG+AGGCAGCAGV6r primer (SEQ ID NO: 82) AATACGACTCACTATAGGGAC+AG+ACACGAGCTGACGAC.

Full length 16S rRNA sequences for each of the MET-2 strains arepresented in Appendix A (attached hereto) and designated SEQ ID NOs:1-40.

FIG. 5 (Table 2) lists the MET-2 strains with their accompanying 16SrRNA sequence fragments. The 16S rRNA sequence fragments are designatedSEQ ID NOs: 41-80 in order of their appearance in Table 2.

In accordance with the present invention there may be employedconventional molecular biology, microbiology, and recombinant DNAtechniques within the skill of the art. Such techniques are explainedfully in the literature. See, e.g., Sambrook et al, “Molecular Cloning:A Laboratory Manual” (1989); “Current Protocols in Molecular Biology”Volumes I-III [Ausubel, R. M., ed. (1994)]; “Cell Biology: A LaboratoryHandbook” Volumes I-III [J. E. Celis, ed. (1994))]; “Current Protocolsin Immunology” Volumes I-III [Coligan, J. E., ed. (1994)];“Oligonucleotide Synthesis” (M. J. Gait ed. 1984); “Nucleic AcidHybridization” [B. D. Hames & S. J. Higgins eds. (1985)]; “TranscriptionAnd Translation” [B. D. Hames & S. J. Higgins, eds. (1984)]; “AnimalCell Culture” [R. I. Freshney, ed. (1986)]; “Immobilized Cells AndEnzymes” [IRL Press, (1986)]; B. Perbal, “A Practical Guide To MolecularCloning” (1984).

Results

A switch from high fibre to high protein diet resulted in littleappreciable change in the relative abundance profiles of the CCcommunity, suggesting that the community could efficiently adapt to theperturbation. Conversely, the FC community showed a dramatic change inrelative abundance with a marked increase in Proteobacteria—a commonsign of dysbiosis. Proteobacteria include many microbial species thattend to be metabolically versatile and thus opportunistic feeders. SeeFIGS. 3 and 4.

Based on the results presented herein, the present inventors concludethat microbial communities that have been co-selected and co-adaptedwithin a host (co-selected microbiota) demonstrate robustness duringperturbational stress. This provides justification for creating METproducts derived from a single selected donor rather than anamalgamation of many donors.

Protocol for Treating Humans Afflicted with Diseases or DisordersAssociated with Dysbiosis

As described herein, MET-2 and exemplary subgroups thereof (e.g., MET-2Aand MET-2B) are described as therapeutic agents for treatinggastrointestinal diseases in subjects afflicted with such diseases,including ulcerative colitis. The bacterial isolates found in MET-2 arepure live bacterial cultures of intestinal bacteria that were isolatedfrom a stool sample of a healthy 25-year-old male donor. The microbialecosystem therapeutic product is comprised of 40 lyophilized purebacterial cultures mixed in predefined ratios. The product is deliveredto the patients orally, in capsule form.

MET-2 comprises 40 strains of lyophilized bacteria, originally purifiedfrom a healthy 25-year-old stool donor and further selected based ontheir favorable safety profile. The donor used to derive MET-2 was alsosuccessfully used as a donor for FMT in the treatment of multiplepatients with Clostridium difficile. A phase la clinical trial withMET-2 in patients with rCDI is currently in progress. Preliminaryevidence suggests MET-2 is well tolerated with no serious adverse eventsrelated to treatment with this therapeutic to date. Furthermore, therehave been no reported cases of bacteremia, sepsis or invasive infectionsin rCDI patients undergoing MET-2 treatment to date.

MET-2 has modifications that reflect and incorporate novel informationthat has emerged from the rapidly evolving field of gut microbiotaresearch in the context of ulcerative colitis. The donor from whichMET-2 was derived was screened extensively for viral, bacterial andmedical disease. Briefly, MET-2 excludes pathogenic organisms includingextended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL), vancomycin-resistantEnterococcus (VRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). In addition, risk assessmentfor high-risk behaviors for blood-borne pathogens, a thorough detailedmedical history and a physical examination to confirm the overall healthof the donor were completed. There are no specific considerations forMET-2 recipients. Empiric and targeted antibiotic therapy should beguided by routine standards of care in close consultation withappropriate experts including infectious disease or medical microbiologyspecialists. The isolated strains were then purified by repeatedsubculture, initially sequenced for identification and screened forbacterial resistance to ensure no transfer of resistant strains. Withinthe manufacturing process, there are multiple passaging steps, wherepurity is subsequently examined on plate culture. Finally, MET-2 productrelease only occurs when each bacterial culture tests negative forimpurities or any bacterial contaminant (e.g. pathogenic organisms) asdetermined by Sanger sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene (specific tobacteria).

MET-2 is comprised of 40 lyophilized pure bacterial cultures mixed inpredefined ratios, with strengths as detailed in Table 6.

TABLE 6 Strength of MET-2 Capsules MET-2 Dosage MET-2 content MET-2content by Form by weight (g) Colony Forming Units Capsule 0.5 3.59 ×10⁷ to 3.59 × 10¹¹ CFU per capsule CFU = colony forming unit

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, relapsing, idiopathic,inflammatory disease of the colorectum. In the last decade, there hasbeen an increase in the incidence and prevalence of UC, making it animportant emerging global disease. The main symptoms of UC includebloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, urgency, tenesmus, and incontinence,which cause a reduction in patient quality of life. The severity of UCsymptoms ranges from mild disease (<4 stools per day with or withoutblood) to severe disease (>10 stools per day with intense cramping andcontinuous bleeding). Depending on the clinical severity of intestinaldisease, patients may also develop systemic symptoms and otherlife-threatening complications.

Management of UC is determined by the clinical severity of disease, andcurrent treatment strategies are focused on regulating the immune systemwith anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs. For mild-to-moderatedisease anti-inflammatory agents, e.g. 5-aminosalicyclic acid (5-ASA),are the main treatment options with use of immunomodulators as a steroidsparing agent. While these therapies are able to maintain remission inmany cases, current medical treatments are imperfect and there is asubset of patients that do not respond to topical 5-ASA alone or incombinational therapy with corticosteroids. Additionally, 20-30% of UCpatients require colectomy to manage acute complications and medicallyintractable disease. Thus, there is a need for more efficacious drugswith a greater favorable safety profile for the treatment of UC.

Although the pathogenesis of UC is complex, multifactorial, and notfully understood, aberrant host immune responses, and a dysfunctionalintestinal barrier have been associated with this condition.

The human body is host to more than 10 trillion microbial cells with themajority of these residing in the gut. The collection of microorganisms,their gene products and corresponding metabolic functions in the humangastrointestinal (GI) tract is termed the gut microbiome. Recentadvances in molecular microbiology have revealed the critical role ofthe gut microbiome in a variety of important processes including:vitamin/nutrient production, regulation of metabolism and host energydemands, intestinal epithelial cell homeostasis, protection againstpathogens, and development and maintenance of normal immune function.

Gut dysbiosis can be defined as a pathological imbalance in a microbialcommunity characterized by a shift in the composition, diversity orfunction of microbes, which can result in disease. Antibiotics, toxiccompounds, diet, medical interventions, and disease can all influencethe gut microbiome. However, defining gut microbial dysbiosis isdifficult due to the variability in bacterial composition acrossindividuals in both in healthy and disease-states. The gut microbiomehas been associated with a multitude of disease indications including,but not limited to: C. difficile infection (CDI), inflammatory boweldisease (IBD), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The MET-2 anhydrous composition (drug product) comprises a lyophilizedmixture of predetermined ratio of pure cultures of 40 diverse intestinalbacteria, derived from a stool sample of one healthy donor. Each capsulecontains 0.5 g of MET-2, with a strength per capsule of 3.59 X 10⁷ to3.59×10¹¹ colony forming units (CFU) per capsule. The drug product isshipped and maintained at room temperature; the capsule is sealed inanaerobic packaging and is opened only immediately prior to thesubject/patient swallowing the capsule.

As indicated above, forty pure bacterial culture isolates have beenselected for MET-2 composition from a stool sample of a single donor.The identities of the bacterial isolates have been confirmedmicrobiologically as well as using 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequencing.All isolates included in MET-2 are sensitive to imipenem, ceftriaxone,and piperacillin. Susceptibility to antimicrobials was determined bydirectly measuring susceptibility with e-strips and/or Kirby Bauerdisks.

List of cultured isolates that have been selected for the drug substanceare provided in Table 7 below.

TABLE 7 MET-2 Composition CFU of strain % per 3-capsule Strain IDIdentity (closest match)^(a) Identity dose 14 LG Acidaminococcus 99  2.7× 10⁵-10⁹ intestini NB2A-8-WC Akkermansia mucimphila 100  4.0 × 10⁶-10¹⁰NB2B-9-DCM Anaerostipes hadrus 99.53  1.0 × 10²-10⁶ NB2A-15-BHIAnaerovorax 95.76  4.0 × 10⁵-10⁹ odorimutans NB2B-14-D5 Bacteroideseggerthii 99.71  2.4 × 10⁶-10¹⁰ NB2A-12-BBE Bacteroides ovatus 99  1.3 ×10³-10⁷ NB2A-15-DCM Bacteroides 100  3.5 × 10⁵-10⁹ stercorirosorisNB2B-3-WC Barnesiella 99  2.9 × 10⁵-10⁹ intestinihominis NB2B-16-TSABBifidobacterium 99.71  6.3 × 10⁵-10⁹ adolescentis NB2B-11-FAABifidobacterium longum 99  1.8 × 10³-10⁷ NB2B-9-FAA Blautia luti 99  3.4× 10⁵-10⁹ NB2A-5-TSAB Blautia stercoris 98.6  2.0 × 10⁵-10⁹ NB2A-14-DS[Closfridium] 97.8 1.24 × 10⁵-10⁹ aerotolerans NB2B-20-DS [Closfridium]hylemonae 95.73  5.0 × 10³-10⁷ NB2B-20-GAM [Closfridium] 96.33  2.1 ×10⁵-10⁹ lactatifermentans NB2B-13-CNA [Closfridium] oroticum 95.91  2.0× 10⁶-10¹⁰ NB2A-7-D5 [Closfridium] scindens 99  3.2 × 10⁵-10⁹ NB2B-10-NB[Closfridium] spiroforme 97.93  1.3 × 10⁶-10¹⁰ NB2B-13-DCM Collinsellaaerofaciens 99.85  4.1 × 10⁶-10¹⁰ NB2A-13-NA Coprococcus catus 99  1.9 ×10⁵-10⁹ NB2A-2-FAA Coprococcus comes 100  5.6 × 10⁶-10¹⁰ NB2B-15-DCMDorea formicigenerans 99  8.0 × 10⁵-10⁹ NB2A-3-NA Dorea longicatena99.27  3.1 × 10⁴-10⁸ NB2B-BHI-1 Escherichia coli 99  4.2 × 10⁷-10¹¹NB2B-10-MRS Eubacterium desmolans 99  2.5 × 10⁵-10⁹ NB2A-17-FMUEubacterium rectale 100  9.2 × 10³-10⁷ NB2B-6-CNA [Eubacterium] eligens99  3.5 × 10⁶-10¹⁰ NB2B-13-BHI [Eubacterium] hallii 99  3.2 × 10²-10⁶NB2B-19-DCM Faecalibacterium 99  3.4 × 10³-10⁷ prausnitzii NB2A-20-GAMFlavonifractor plautii 99  7.1 × 10⁵-10⁹ NB2B-AER- Lactobacillusparacasei 99.85  5.9 × 10⁵-10⁹ MRS-02 NB2B-16-D5 Neglecta timonensis99.86  3.6 × 10³-10⁷ NB2A-10-MRS Parabacteroides 99  3.5 × 10³-10⁷distasonis NB2A-29-D6 Parabacteroides merdae 99.85  1.7 × 10⁵-10⁹NB2A-12-FMU Phascolarctobacterium 99  2.5 × 10⁴-10⁸ succinatutensNB2B-10-FAA Roseburia intestinalis 99.69  8.6 × 10⁴-10⁸ NB2B-26-FMURoseburia inulinivorans 99.4  1.7 × 10³-10⁷ NB2B-17-NB Ruminococcuslactaris 99  1.3 × 10⁵-10⁹ NB2A-9-NA [Ruminococcus] obeum 99  7.5 ×10⁴-10⁸ NB2A-14-FMU [Ruminococcus] torques 99  2.2 × 10⁶-10¹⁰^(a)Closest species match was inferred by alignment of the 16S rRNAsequence to the NCBI database; note that in some cases 16S rRNA genesequences could not resolve identity beyond genus, and that closestmatch does not infer definitive speciation. Note that somerepresentative strains identify with the same species by 16S rRNA genesequence alignment but are believed to be different strains based onobserved differences in colony morphology, antibiotic resistancepatterns and growth rates.

Further to the above, any potential strain having equal to or greaterthan 97% identity to its closest neighbor by 16S rRNA gene sequenceidentity is considered in the art to be of the same species. Thisaccepted understanding applies to all percent identities describedherein.

Microcrystalline cellulose is added to the mixture of lyophilized drugsubstances as a flow aid. Two-piece hard Vcaps® Enteric Capsules(Capsugel), composed of hypromellose/hypromellose AS and titaniumdioxide, are used to encapsulate the MET-2 drug substance mixture(including microcrystalline cellulose). The MET-2 product isdouble-encapsulated; MET-2 lyophilized material is filled into a size 0enteric capsule, sealed, and then placed in a size 00 enteric capsule,which is then sealed again.

MET-2 capsules are administered orally in an enteric capsule, fordelivery of the live bacteria to the large intestine. MET-2 capsules areto be stored at room temperature, and packaging should be opened onlyimmediately before administration to patients in order to preserve thenitrogen atmosphere within the packages.

Preclinical Studies

Dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) is a commonly-employed mouse model ofcolitis which involves a chemical disruption of barrier function in theabsence of involvement of any specific pathogen.

In order to explore the effects of MET-2 on barrier function andinflammation, mice may be gavaged with MET-2 following an oralantibiotic treatment and then given 3% DSS to induce colitis. Micereceiving MET-2 may be evaluated to measure serum levels of inflammatorycytokines as well as reduced histologic injury compared to controls. Inaddition, the effect of MET-2 administration following oral antibioticsmay be measured to evaluate if MET-2 administration attenuates theDSS-mediated loss of Mucin-2, a mucin protein and major constituent ofthe protective mucous barrier found in the colon. Impaired gut barrierfunction can initiate dysbiosis which influences gut barrier integrityand innate and adaptive immune responses in the host. Maintenance of gutbarrier integrity is critical in the context of gut homeostasis asinappropriate immune responses to a dysbiotic gut microbiota arehypothesized contribute to the pathogenesis of UC.

In vitro studies have already been performed with MET-2 formulations.These studies have shown that MET-2 protected human intestinal celllines from cytoskeleton and cell barrier damage caused by C. difficiletoxins C. difficile Toxin A (TcdA) and C. difficile Toxin B (TcdB).MET-2 also protected cells from apoptosis.

Results of Clinical Studies with MET-2

Preliminary evidence suggests that MET-2 is well tolerated with noserious adverse events related to treatment with this therapeutic todate. Additionally, there have been no reported cases of bacteremia,sepsis or invasive infections in rCDI patients undergoing MET-2treatment to date.

Clinical development for MET-2 includes rigorous donor screening. Tosummarize, fecal material was obtained from a healthy fecal donor withinformed and written consent. The donor was screened for a variety ofblood borne disease such as HIV-1 and HIV-2; hepatitis A, B and C;syphilis as well as different enteric bacteria (Salmonella species,Shigella species, Campylobacter species, Escherichia coli 0157:H7 andYersinia) and the presence of C. difficile toxins. The stool was alsoexamined for microscopic presence of ova and parasites. The donor wasfurther screened for colonization with Helicobacter pylori,methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistantEnterococcus species in stool. A detailed medical history, includinghigh risk behavior and a physical examination were also completed.

Bacterial strains were purified and grown in a bioreactor modeling theconditions of the human distal gut. Susceptibility to antimicrobials wasdetermined. Isolates representing commensal species, sensitive to arange of antimicrobials, were selected for the final stool substituteformulation. Full length 16S rRNA sequences were classified using basiclocal alignment search tool (BLAST) with the most specific name used toreport the DNA maximum likelihood score. MET-2 constituent strains wereindividually grown in pure culture, snap-frozen, and subjected tolyophilization. After each strain meets CFU/g specifications,lyophilized bacterial product from all strains were combined inpre-determined ratios to make the active pharmaceutical ingredient(API).

The composition and route of delivery of METs differs based on theindication. For example, MET-2 is a lyophilized bacterial product thatis given orally, in encapsulated form for UC. MET-2 for rCDI is suppliedin 2 dosage forms: 1) lyophilized powder in capsules for oral ingestionand 2) lyophilized powder for rectal administration by colonoscopy(powder is resuspended in 0.9% saline). MET-1 was a live bacterialproduct (resuspended in 0.9% saline) also administered by colonoscopy. Arecent non-inferiority trial showed that oral capsules are equallyeffective compared to colonoscopy-delivered FMT for rCDI. Notably, therewere fewer minor adverse events in patients receiving FMT capsulescompared to patients receiving FMT via colonoscopy in the above study.Additionally, several FMT studies have shown that frozen fecal materialis as effective as fresh fecal material in treating rCDI. More recently,FMT has been given in lyophilized form by capsule delivery, with an 88%success rate. Accordingly, the MET-2 clinical protocol implementedchanges in the route of administration with regards to these recentadvances in the literature. Encapsulated lyophilized FMT material hasnot been studied for use in UC patients, although lyophilized bacterialproduct preparations are commonplace in the probiotic industry.

As described herein, MET-2 is a therapeutic composition composed of adefined microbial community of 40 bacterial strains derived from thestool of a healthy fecal donor. The bacteria are prepared as a mixturein a predetermined ratio of pure lyophilized intestinal bacteria. Thebacteria are then double encapsulated in enteric capsules. MET-2capsules contain 0.5 g of MET-2 (equivalent to 3.59×10⁷ to 3.59×10¹²CFU) and are administered to patients via oral route. The donor fromwhere MET-2 strains were derived has been rigorously screened forinfectious materials and blood-borne pathogens. Stool from this donorhas also been previously used as an FMT donor to successfully treatrCDI. There is no upper toxicity limit is expected due to the safetyprofile of the MET-2 bacterial community.

A multi-species derivative community such as that described herein willbe more generally useful than a single organism probiotic or a mixedculture of such probiotic species. The microbes in MET-2 are derivedfrom a community and are expected to retain community structure to adegree that enables them to colonize the colonic environment. A definedmicrobial community, isolated from a single healthy donor, may besufficiently robust to withstand further perturbations by antibiotics asindicated by results presented herein demonstrating augmented robustnessresponsiveness to perturbations. See, e.g., FIGS. 3 and 4.

All publications, patents and patent applications mentioned in thisspecification are herein incorporated in their entirety by referenceinto the specification, to the same extent as if each individualpublication, patent or patent application was specifically andindividually indicated to be incorporated herein by reference. Inaddition, citation or identification of any reference in thisapplication shall not be construed as an admission that such referenceis available as prior art to the present invention. To the extent thatsection headings are used, they should not be construed as necessarilylimiting.

The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fullyreveal the general nature of the invention that others can, by applyingcurrent knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applicationssuch specific embodiments without undue experimentation and withoutdeparting from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations andmodifications should and are intended to be comprehended within themeaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is tobe understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is forthe purpose of description and not of limitation. The means, materials,and steps for carrying out various disclosed functions may take avariety of alternative forms without departing from the invention.

Appendix A NB2-A29D6 Parabacteroides merdae (SEQ ID NO: 1)ACGAAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTAGCGACAGGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAGGGGCAGCATGATTTGTAGCAATACAGATTGATGGCGACCGGCGCACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTATGCAACTTACCTATCAGAGGGGGATAGCCCGGCGAAAGTCGGATTAATACCCCATAAAACAGGGGTCCCGCATGGGAATATTTGTTAAAGATTCATCGCTGATAGATAGGCATGCGTTCCATTAGGCAGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAACCGACGATGGATAGGGGTTCTGAGAGGAAGGTCCCCCACATTGGTACTGAGACACGGACCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGAGGAATATTGGTCAATGGCCGAGAGGCTGAACCAGCCAAGTCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGATCTATGGTTTGTAAACTTCTTTTATAGGGGAATAAAGTGGAGGACGTGTCCTTTTTTGTATGTACCCTATGAATAAGCATCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATGCGAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGTTTAAAGGGTGCGTAGGTGGTGATTTAAGTCAGCGGTGAAAGTTTGTGGCTCAACCATAAAATTGCCGTTGAAACTGGGTTACTTGAGTGTGTTTGAGGTAGGCGGAATGCGTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCATAGATATCACGCAGAACTCCGATTGCGAAGGCAGCTTACTAAACCATAACTGACACTGAAGCACGAAAGCGTGGGGATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCAGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGAGTTTGCGATACAATGTAAGCTCTACAGCGAAAGCGTTAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGCCGGCAACGGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGAGGAACATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGATACGCGAGGAACCTTACCCGGGTTTGAACGTAGTCTGACCGGAGTGGAAACACTCCTTCTAGCAATAGCAGATTACGAGGTGCTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGCCGTGAGGTGTCGGCTTAAGTGCCATAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCACTAGTTACTAACAGGTGAAGCTGAGGACTCTGGTGAGACTGCCAGCGTAAGCTGTGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCAGCACGGCCCTTACATCCGGGGCGACACACGTGTTACAATGGCATGGACAAAGGGCAGCTACCTGGCGACAGGATGCTAATCTCCAAACCATGTCTCAGTTCGGATCGGAGTCTGCAACTCGACTCCGTGAAGCTGGATTCGCTAGTAATCGCGCATCAGCCATGGCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGCCATGGGAGCCGGGGGTACCTGAAGTCCGTAACCGCAAGGATCGGCCTAGGGTAAAACTGGTGACTGGGGCTAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTACCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGAACACCT CCTTTNB2-B13BHI [Eubacterium] hallii (SEQ ID NO: 2)CTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCCTGTACAGGGGGATAACAGCTGGAAACGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACGAGGAGACATCTCCTTGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTACAGGATGGGCCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTGGTTGGCAGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCAACGATCAGTAGCCGGTCTGAGAGGATGAACGGCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGATAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCTCCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGAGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGTGCGTAGGTGGCAGTGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAAGGCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGAGCTGCATTTGAAACTGCTCGGCTAGAGTACAGGAGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTGCTGGACTGTTACTGACACTGAGGCACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGCCGTATAGGCTTCGGTGCCGCCGCTAACGCAGTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCCTTCTGACCGCACCTTAATCGGTGCTTTCCTTCGGGACAGAAGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTCAGTAGCCAGCAGGTAAGGCTGGGCACTCTGGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATCTGGGCGACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGGTCACAGAGTGAGGCGAACCCGCGAGGGGGAGCAAACCACAAAAAGGCCGTCCCAGTTCGGACTGTAGTCTGCAACCCGACTACACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGAAATGCCCGAAGCCAGTGACCCAACCTTTTGGAGGGAGCTGTCGAAGGTGGAGCCGGTAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT NB2-A10MRS Parabacteroides distasonis (SEQ ID NO: 3)CTATCAGAGGGGGATAACCCGGCGAAAGTCGGACTAATACCGCATGAAGCAGGGGCCCCGCATGGGGATATTTGCTAAAGATTCATCGCTGATAGATAGGCATGCGTTCCATTAGGCAGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAACCGACGATGGATAGGGGTTCTGAGAGGAAGGTCCCCCACATTGGTACTGAGACACGGACCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGAGGAATATTGGTCAATGGGCGTAAGCCTGAACCAGCCAAGTCGCGTGAGGGATGAAGGTTCTATGGATCGTAAACCTCTTTTATAAGGGAATAAAGTGCGGGACGTGTCCTGTTTTGTATGTACCTTATGAATAAGGATCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATCCGAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGTTTAAAGGGTGCGTAGGCGGCCTTTTAAGTCAGCGGTGAAAGTCTGTGGCTCAACCATAGAATTGCCGTTGAAACTGGGGGGCTTGAGTATGTTTGAGGCAGGCGGAATGCGTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGATATCACGCAGAACCCCGATTGCGAAGGCAGCCTGCCAAGCCATGACTGACGCTGATGCACGAAAGCGTGGGGATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCAGTAAACGATGATCACTAGCTGTTTGCGATACAGTGTAAGCGGCACAGCGAAAGCGTTAAGTGATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGCCGGCAACGGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGAGGAACATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGATACGCGAGGAACCTTACCCGGGTTTGAACGCATTCGGACCGAGGTGGAAACACCTTTTCTAGCAATAGCCGTTTGCGAGGTGCTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGCCGTGAGGTGTCGGCTTAAGTGCCATAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGCCACTAGTTACTAACAGGTGATGCTGAGGACTCTGGTGGGACTGCCAGCGTAAGCTGCGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCAGCACGGCCCTTACATCCGGGGCGACACACGTGTTACAATGGCGTGGACAAAGGGATGCCACCTGGCGACAGGGAGCGAATCCCCAAACCACGTCTCAGTTCGGATCGGAGTCTGCAACCCGACTCCGTGAAGCTGGATTCGCTAGTAATCGCGCATCAGCCATGGCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGCCATGGGAGCCGGGGGTACCTGAAGT CCGTANB2-A12FMU Phascolarctobacterium succinatutens (SEQ ID NO: 4)ATTGGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGACGAACGCTGGCGGCATGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGAGAAAGTTCAACACCAAGTATTTCATCCGCTGAAGTGTAGCGGTAAAAATTGCGAAGCAATTTTTACTACGCATTAAAAGCATGAACTAACACGGTGGTTGAAGTATTAGGTGTTGAACTTTCTTAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGCAACCTGCCCTCTAGATGGGGACAACATCCCGAAAGGGGTGCTAATACCGAATGTGACAGCAATCTCGCATGAGGATGCTGTGAAAGATGGCCTCTATTTATAAGCTATCGCTAGAGGATGGGCCTGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCGATGATCAGTAGCCGGTCTGAGAGGATGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATCTTCCGCAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGACGGAGCAATGCCGCGTGAGTGATGAAGGAATTCGTTCCGTAAAGCTCTTTTGTTTATGACGAATGTGCAGATTGTAAATAATGATCTGTAATGACGGTAGTAAACGAATAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCGAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGCATGTAGGCGGTTTTTTAAGTCTGGAGTGAAAATGCGGGGCTCAACCCCGTATGGCTCTGGATACTGGAAGACTTGAGTGCAGGAGAGGAAAGGGGAATTCCCAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTGGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGCCTTTCTGGACTGTGTCTGACGCTGAGATGCGAAAGCCAGGGTAGCGAACGGGATTAGATACCCCGGTAGTCCTGGCCGTAAACGATGGGTACTAGGTGTAGGAGGTATCGACCCCTTCTGTGCCGGAGTTAACGCAATAAGTACCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGTCCGCAAGGATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGACGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGGCTTGACATTGAATGACCGCTCCAGAGATGGAGCTTTCCCTTCGGGGACATGAAAACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCCTATGTTACCAGCGGGTAATGCCGGGGACTCATAGGAGACTGCCAAGGACAACTTGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCTTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGTCGGCAACAGAGGGAAGCAAAGCCGTGAGGCAGAGCAAACCCCAGAAACCCGATCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTGCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGGTCAGCATACTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCACGAAAGTTGGTAACACCCGAAGCCGGTGGGGTAACCGTAAGGAGCCAGCCGTCTAAGGTGGGGCCGATGATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT NB2-B17NB Ruminococcus lactaris (SEQ ID NO: 5)GAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAGCGAAGCACTTAGGAAAGATTCTTCGGATGATTTCCTATTTGACTGAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGACCACAGCACCGCATGGTGCAGGGGTAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGTTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGAGCAGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAACCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGTTGATCTGGAGTGCCGGAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGACTACTAGGTGTCGGGTGGCAAAGCCATTCGGTGCCGCAGCCAACGCAATAAGTAGTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGCTCTTGACATCCCGGTGACGGCAGAGTAATGTCTGCTTTTCTTTGGAACACCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTCAGTAGCCAGCGGTAAGGCCGGGCACTCTGGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGAGCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAACCCGCGAGGGTGGGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACC NB2-B16D5 Neglecta timonensis (SEQ ID NO: 6)TTTAGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGACGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGAGATAGACGCTGAAAGGGAGACAGCTTGCTGTAAGAATTTCTTGTTTATCTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGTAACCTGCCTTTCAGAGGGGGATAACGTCTGGAAACGGACGCTAATACCGCATGAGACCACAGCTTCACATGGAGCGGCGGTCAAAGGAGCAATCCGCTGAAAGATGGACTCGCGTCCGATTAGATAGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGTCGACGATCGGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGAGGGATATTGGTCAATGGGGGAAACCCTGAACCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAGGGAAGACGGTTTTCGGATTGTAAACCTCTGTCCTCTGTGAAGATAGTGACGGTAGCAGAGGAGGAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCGAGCGTTGTCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGTGCGTAGGCGGCTCTGCAAGTCAGAAGTGAAATCCATGGGCTTAACCCATGAACTGCTTTTGAAACTGTAGAGCTTGAGTGAAGTAGAGGTAGGCGGAATTCCCGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATCGGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTACTGGGCTTTAACTGACGCTGAGGCACGAAAGCATGGGTAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCATGCCGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGTGTGGGGGGTCTGACCCCCTCCGTGCCGGAGTTAACACAATAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGATTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCCAACTAACGAAGCAGAGATGCATTAGGTGCCCTTCGGGGAAAGTTGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTACTGTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGCAGGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCCTCACACGTACTACAATGGCCATTAACAGAGGGAAGCAAGCCCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAAACCCTAAAAATGGTCTCAGTTCGGATCGTAGGCTGAAACCCGCCTGCGTGAAGTTGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCCGGTAATACCCGAAGTCAGTAGTCTAACCGCAAGGGGGACGCTGCCGAAGGTAGGATTGGCGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT NB2-B10NB [Clostridium] spiroforme (SEQ ID NO: 7)ATGGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAATACATGCAAGTCGAACGCTTCACTTCGGTGAAGAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATACATAAGTAACCTGGCATCTACAGGGGGATAACTGATGGAAACGTCAGCTAAGACCGCATAGGTGTAGAGATCGCATGAACTCTATATGAAAAGTGCTACGGGACTGGTAGATGATGGACTTATGGCGCATTAGCTGGTTGGTAGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATGCGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACACTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCGGCAATGGGGGAAACCCTGACCGAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGTAATTCGTTATGTAAACTTCTGTCATAGAGGAAGAACGGTGGATATAGGGAATGATATCCAAGTGACGGTACTCTATAAGAAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCGAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGGGAGCAGGCGGCACTAAGGGTCTGTGGTGAAAGATCGAAGCTTAACTTCGGTAAGCCATGGAAACCGTAGAGCTAGAGTGTGTGAGAGGATCGTGGAATTCCATGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATATGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGACGATCTGGCGCATAACTGACGCTCAGTCCCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAATAGGATTAGATACCCTAGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAGTACTAAGTGTTGGGAGTCAAATCTCAGTGCTGCAGTTAACGCAATAAGTACTCCGCCTGAGTAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCGATCTAAAGGCTCCAGAGATGGAGAGATAGCTATAGAGAAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTGTTGCCAGTTGCCAGCATTAAGTTGGGGACTCTGGCGAGACTGCCGGTGACAAGCCGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGACAGAGCAGAGGGAAGCGAAGCCGCGAGGTGGAGCGAAACCCATAAAACTGTTCTCAGTTCGGACTGCAGTCTGCAACTCGACTGCACGAAGATGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGCATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGGTAACACCCGAAGCCGGTGGCCTAACCGCAAGGAAGGAGCTGTCTAAGGTGGGACTGATGATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTATCCCTACGGGAACGTGGGGATGGATCACCTC CTTTNB2-B10FAA Roseburia intestinalis (SEQ ID NO: 8)ACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTGGAAACGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGGGTCGCATGACCTGGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCCAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAAGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAGAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCACCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGCAGGCGGTACGGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGTACTGCATTGGAAACTGTCGGACTAGAGTGTCGGAGGGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGATTACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGAGCATTGCTCTTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGTCTTGACATCCCGATGACAGAACATGTAATGTGTTTTCTCTTCGGAGCATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATTCTTAGTAGCCAGCGGGTAAGCCGGGCACTCTAGGGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGCCTGCGAGGGGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGACTGCAGTCTGCAACTCGACTGCACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCGCAAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCAGGATCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT NB2-A8WC Akkermansia muciniphila (SEQ ID NO: 9)ATGGAGAGTTTGATTCTGGCTCAGAACGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGGATAAGACATGCAAGTCGAACGAGAGAATTGCTAGCTTGCTAATAATTCTCTAGTGGCGCACGGGTGAGTAACACGTGAGTAACCTGCCCCCGAGAGCGGGATAGCCCTGGGAAACTGGGATTAATACCGCATAGAATCGCAAGATTAAAGCAGCAATGCGCTTGGGGATGGGCTCGCGGCCTATTAGTTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGGCGATGACGGGTAGCCGGTCTGAGAGGATGTCCGGCCACACTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAGACACCTACGGGTGGCAGCAGTCGAGAATCATTCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGGTGCGACGCCGCGTGGGGGAATGAAGGTCTTCGGATTGTAAACCCCTGTCATGTGGGAGCAAATTAAAAAGATAGTACCACAAGAGGAAGAGACGGCTAACTCTGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACAGAGGTCTCAAGCGTTGTTCGGAATCACTGGGCGTAAAGCGTGCGTAGGCTGTTTCGTAAGTCGTGTGTGAAAGGCGCGGGCTCAACCCGCGGACGGCACATGATACTGCGAGACTAGAGTAATGGAGGGGGAACCGGAATTCTCGGTGTAGCAGTGAAATGCGTAGATATCGAGAGGAACACTCGTGGCGAAGGCGGGTTCCTGGACATTAACTGACGCTGAGGCACGAAGGCCAGGGGAGCGAAAGGGATTAGATACCCCTGTAGTCCTGGCAGTAAACGGTGCACGCTTGGTGTGCGGGGAATCGACCCCCTGCGTGCCGGAGCTAACGCGTTAAGCGTGCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGTCGCAAGATTAAAACTCAAAGAAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGTATGTGGCTTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGGCTTGACATGTAATGAACAACATGTGAAAGCATGCGACTCTTCGGAGGCGTTACACAGGTGCTGCATGGCCGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTTGGTTAAGTCCAGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTGTTGCCAGTTACCAGCACGTGAAGGTGGGGACTCTGGCGAGACTGCCCAGATCAACTGGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAGGTCAGTATGGCCCTTATGCCCAGGGCTGCACACGTACTACAATGCCCAGTACAGAGGGGGCCGAAGCCGCGAGGCGGAGGAAATCCTAAAAACTGGGCCCAGTTCGGACTGTAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTACACGAAGCCGGAATCGCTAGTAATGGCGCATCAGCTACGGCGCCGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACATCATGGAAGCCGGTCGCACCCGAAGTATCTGAAGCCAACCGCAAGGAGGCAGGGTCCTAAGGTGAGACTGGTAACTGGGATGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTAGGGGAACCTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTTNB2-A9NA [Ruminococcus] obeum (SEQ ID NO: 10)GCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAGAAGGCGTAGCAATACGCTTGTAAAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGNAACACNTGGGTAACCTACCCTCGAGTGGGGGATAACCCGCCGAAAGGCGGGCTAATACCGCGTACGCTTCCGATCTTGCGAGATCGGAAGGAAAGCTGTCCCAAGGGGATGGCGCTCAAGGATGGGCTCACGTCCNATCAGCTNGTTGGTGNGGTAACGGCNNACCAAGGCGACGANGGNTAGCTGGTCTGAGAGGANGANCAGCCACACTGGGACTGNGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTNGGGAATCTTGCGCAATGNGCGAAAGCNTGACGCAGCNACGCCGCGTGNGGGANGANGGCCNTCGGGTTGTAAACCNCTTTCAGNAGGGACGAATCTGACGGTACCTGCAGAAGAAGCCCCGGCNAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCNAGCGTTGTCCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGCTCGTAGGCGGCTTGGCAAGTCGGGTGTGAAACCTCCAGGCTTAACCTGGAGACGCCACTCGATNCTGCCATGGCTAGAGTCCGGTAGGGGACCACGGAATTCCTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGCAGATATCAGGAGGAACNCCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGNGNTCTGGGNCGGNACTGACGCTGAGGNGCGAAAGCGTGGGNAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGNTGGGCACTAGGTGTGGGACCTTATCAACGGGTTCCGTGCCGTAGCTAACGCATTAAGTGCCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGCTAAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGCGGAGCATGTTGCTTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGGTTGAACTACGCGGGAAAAGCCACAGAGATGTGGTGTCCGAAAGGGCCCGCGATAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTNTCCNATGTTGCCAGCGGATCATGCCGGGGACTCNTGGGAGACTGCCGGGGTCAACTCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCANCATGCCCCTTATGTCCAGGGCTNNAAACATGCTACAATGGCCGGTACAAAGGGTNGCGAGNCNGCGANGNNGAGCNAATCCCATAAAGNNNGTCTNAGTNCGGATCGNAGTCTGCAACTCGACTNCGTGAAGNCGGAGTNGCTAGTAATCNCGNATCAGCANNGNCGNGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCACGAAAGTTGGTAACACCCGAAGCCGGTGGNB2-B20GAM [Clostridium] lactatifermentans (SEQ ID NO: 11)GAGTAATTCGGTATAGGATGGGCCCGCATCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGATAACAGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGATCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGTTTTCGGATCGTAAACTTCTATCAACAGGGACGAAGAAAGTGACGGTACCTGAATAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGCACGCCAAGCCAGATGTGAAAGCCCGAGGCTTAACCTCGCGGATTGCATTTGGAACTGGCGAGCTAGAGTACAGGAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGACTGAAACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAGTGCTAGGTGTCGGGGAGGAATCCTCGGTGCCGCAGCTAACGCAATAAGCACTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGGCTTGACATCCCGATGACCGCTCTAGAGATAGAGNTTCTCTTCGGAGCATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTAGTAGCCATCATTGAGTTGGGCACTCTAGGGAGACTGCCGTGGATAACACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCTGGTAACAGAGTGAAGCGAGACGGCGACGTTAAGCAAATCACAAAAACCCAGTCCCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGAAGCACCCGAAGTCGGTGACCTAACCGTAAGGAAGGAGCCGCCGAAGGTGAAGCCAGTGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCT GGATCACCTCCTTTNB2-A15BHI Anaerovorax odorimutans (SEQ ID NO: 12)ATATGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAGCGAGAAGCTGATGATTGACACTTCGGTTGAGAGAATCAGTGGAAAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTAGGCAACCTGCCCTTTGCAGAGGGATAGCCTCGGGAAACCGGGATTAAAACCTCATGATGCTGTATGTCCGCATGGGCAGACGGTCAAAGATTTATCGGCAGAGGATGGGCCTGCGTCTGATTAGTTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCAACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGATCGGCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGGCCTTTGGGTCGTAAAGCTCTGTCCTTGGGGAAGAAAAAATGACGGTACCCAAGGAGGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGTATGTAGGTGGTTTCTTAAGCGCAGGGTATAAGGCAATGGCTTAACCATTGTTCGCCCCGTGAACTGAGAGACTTGAGTGCTGGAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGACAGTAACTGACACTGAGATACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAGCACTAGGTGTCGGGCTCGCAAGAGTTCGGTGCCGGAGTTAACGCATTAAGTGCTCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGCACGCAAGTGTAAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCAGCGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGGCTTGACATCCCTCCGACCGGTCCTTAATCGGACCTTTCTACGGACGGGGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCATTAGTTGCTAACAGTAAGATGAGAACTCTAATGAGACTGCCGTGGATAACACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGTCGGTACAAAGAGAAGCAAGACCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAACCGATCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTGCATGAAGTCGGAGTTGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATGCGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGAAGTTGGGGGCGCCCGAAGTCGGCTAGTAAATAGGCTGCCTAAGGCGAAATCAATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTTNB2-A14FMU [Ruminococcus] torques (SEQ ID NO: 13)AACGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAGCGAAGCACTTTGCTTAGATTCTTCGGATGAAGAGGATTGTGACTGAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGACCACAGCACCGCATGGTGCGGGGGTAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTAAGGTAACGGCTTACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCACCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGATGGGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAACCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGTTCATCTAGAGTGCTGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACAGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGACTACTAGGTGTCGGGTGGCAAAGCCATTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTAGTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGCTCTTGACATCCCGCTGACCGGACGGTAATGCGTCCTTCCCTTCGGGGCAGCGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTTAGTAGCCAGCGGCCAGGCCGGGCACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCGGGGATAACCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGAGCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGACCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCGTAAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCGGNB2-A17FMU [Eubacterium] rectale (SEQ ID NO: 14)ATTTTGTGACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTTGTACAGGGGGATAACAGTTGGAAACGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGCATCGCATGATGCAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATAAGATGGACCCGCGTTGGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCCATAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGATAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCACCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGCAGGCGGTGCGGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGTACTGCATTGGAAACTGTCGTACTAGAGTGTCGGAGGGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGATAACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTTGGGAAGCATTGCTTCTCGGTGCCGTCGCAAACGCAGTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGTCTTGACATCCTTCTGACCGGTACTTAACCGTACCTTCTCTTCGGAGCAGGAGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCTTTAGTAGCCAGCGGTTCGGCCGGGCACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCAAAGCTGTGAAGCCGAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGACTGTAGTCTGCAACCCGACTACACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGGAATGCCCGAAGCCAGTGACCTAACCGAAAGGAAGGAGCTGTCGAAGGCAGGCTCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT NB2-B14D5 Bacteroides eggerthii(SEQ ID NO: 15) ATGAAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTAGCTACAGGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAGGGGCAGCATGATTGAAGCTTGCTTCAATCGATGGCGACCGGCGCACGGGTGAGTAACACGTATCCAACCTGCCGATAACTCGGGGATAGCCTTTCGAAAGAAAGATTAATACCCGATAGTATAGTATTTCCGCATGGTTTCACTATTAAAGAATTTCGGTTATCGATGGGGATGCGTTCCATTAGATAGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGTCAACGATGGATAGGGGTTCTGAGAGGAAGGTCCCCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGAGGAATATTGGTCAATGGACGAGAGTCTGAACCAGCCAAGTAGCGTGAAGGATGACTGCCCTATGGGTTGTAAACTTCTTTTATACGGGAATAAAGTGGAGTATGCATACTCCTTTGTATGTACCGTATGAATAAGGATCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATCCGAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGTTTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGGTGCTTAAGTCAGTTGTGAAAGTTTGCGGCTCAACCGTAAAATTGCAGTTGATACTGGGTACCTTGAGTGCAGCATAGGTAGGCGGAATTCGTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGATATCACGAAGAACTCCGATTGCGAAGGCAGCTTACTGGACTGTAACTGACGCTGATGCTCGAAAGTGTGGGTATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACACAGTAAACGATGAATACTCGCTGTTGGCGATACACAGTCAGCGGCCAAGCGAAAGCATTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGCCGGCAACGGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGAGGAACATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGATACGCGAGGAACCTTACCCGGGCTTAAATTGCAGCGGAATGTAGTGGAAACATTACAGCCTTCGGGCCGCTGTGAAGGTGCTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGCCGTGAGGTGTCGGCTTAAGTGCCATAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCTATAGTTACTATCAGGTCATGCTGAGGACTCTATGGAGACTGCCGTCGTAAGATGTGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCAGCACGGCCCTTACGTCCGGGGCTACACACGTGTTACAATGGGGGGTACAGAAGGCAGCTACCTGGCGACAGGATGCTAATCCCTAAAACCTCTCTCAGTTCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAACCCGACTCCATGAAGCTGGATTCGCTAGTAATCGCGCATCAGCCACGGCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGCCATGAAAGCCGGGGGTACCTGAAGTACGTAACCGCAAGGAGCGTCCTAGGGTAAAACTGGTGATTGGGGCTAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTACCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGAACACCTCCTT TNB2-B26FMU Roseburia inulinivorans (SEQ ID NO: 16)ACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCACACAGGGGGATAACAGTTGGAAACGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGTACCGCATGGTACAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTGTGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGCAGGGCAACGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAGAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCACCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGCAGGCGGAAGGCTAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGTACTGCATTGGAAACTGGTCATCTAGAGTGTCGGAGGGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGATAACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGAAAGCACAGCTTTTCGGTGCCGCCGCAAACGCATTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGTCTTGACATCCCGGTGACCGGACAGTAATGTGTCCTTTTCTTCGGAACACCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCCCAGTAGCCAGCATTTTGGATGGGCACTCTGAGGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGACCGTGAGGTGGAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGACTGTAGTCTGCAACCCGACTACACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGAAATGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCGCAAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCAGGTTCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT NB2-B20DS [Clostridium] hylemonae (SEQ ID NO: 17)ACGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGACGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAGAATCTTTGGGATGATTCTTTCGGGATGAATTCCAAAGAGGAAAGTGGCGGACGGGCGAGTAACGCGTGAGTAACCTGCCCATAAGAGGGGGATAATCCATGGAAACGTGGACTAATACCGCATATTGTAGTTAAGTTGCATGACTTGATTATGAAAGATTTATCGCTTATGGATGGACTCGCGTCAGATTAGATAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGTCAACGATCTGTAGCCGAACTGAGAGGTTGATCGGCCGCATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCGCAATGGGGGCAACCCTGACGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGCAGGAAGAAGGTCTTCGGATTGTAAACTGTTGTCGCAAGGGAAGAAGACAGTGACGGTACCTTGTGAGAAAGTCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGACAAGCGTTGTCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGCGTAGGCGGACTGTCAAGTCAGTCGTGAAATACCGGGGCTTAACCCCGGGGCTGCGATTGAAACTGACAGCCTTGAGTATCGGAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGACGACAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGTGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACACCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTAGGAGGTATCGACCCCTTCTGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGGCTTGACATCCCTGGAATCGAGTAGAGATACTTGAGTGCCTTCGGGAATCAGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATTGTCAGTTGCCATCATTAAGTTGGGCACTCTGGCGAGACTGCCGGTGACAAATCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCCAGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCCGATAACAAAGTGCAGCGAAACCGTGAGGTGGAGCGAATCACAAAACTCGGTCTCAGTTCAGATTGCAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTGCATGAAGTTGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGAATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGATAACACCCGAAGCCTGTGAGCTAACCTTTTAGGAGGCAGCAGTCGAAGGTGGGGTTGATGATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGA TCACCTCCTTTNB2-B3WC Barnesiella intestinihominis (SEQ ID NO: 18)CGGCGACCGGCGCACGGGTGAGTAACACGTATGCAATCCACCTGTAACAGGGGGATAACCCGGAGAAATCCGGACTAATACCCCATAATATGGGCGCTCCGCATGGAGAGCCCATTAAAGAGAGCAATCTTGGTTACAGACGAGCATGCGCTCCATTAGCCAGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATGGATAGGGGTTCTGAGAGGAAGGTCCCCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGAGGAATATTGGTCAATGGTCGGCAGACTGAACCAGCCAAGTCGCGTGAGGGAAGACGGCCCTACGGGTTGTAAACCTCTTTTGTCGGAGAGTAAAGTACGCTACGTGTAGCGTATTGCAAGTATCCGAAGAAAAAGCATCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGTTTAAAGGGTGCGTAGGCGGCACGCCAAGTCAGCGGTGAAATTTCCGGGCTCAACCCGGAGTGTGCCGTTGAAACTGGCGAGCTAGAGTGCACAAGAGGCAGGCGGAATGCGTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCATAGATATCACGCAGAACCCCGATTGCGAAGGCAGCCTGCTAGGGTGAAACAGACGCTGAGGCACGAAAGCGTGGGTATCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCAGTAAACGATGAATACTAACTGTTTGCGATACAATGTAAGCGGTACAGCGAAAGCGTTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGCCGGCAACGGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGAGGAACATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGATACGCGAGGAACCTTACCCGGGCTCAAACGCAGGGGGAATATATATGAAAGTATATAGCTAGCAATAGTCACCTGCGAGGTGCTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGCCGTGAGGTGTCGGCTTAAGTGCCATAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATGGACAGTTACTAACGGGTGAAGCCGAGGACTCTGTCGAGACTGCCGGCGCAAGCCGCGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCAGCACGGCCCTTACGTCCGGGGCGACACACGTGTTACAATGGCAGGTACAGAAGGCAGCCAGTCAGCAATGACGCGCGAATCCCGAAAACCTGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAACCCGACTCCATGAAGCTGGATTCGCTAGTAATCGCGCATCAGCCATGGCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGCCATGGAAGCCGGGAGTACCTGAAGCATGCAACCGCAAGGAGCGTACGAAGGTAATACCGGTAACTGGGGCTAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTACCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGAACACCTCCTTT NB2-A14DS [Clostridium] aerotolerans(SEQ ID NO: 19)TTCCTTAGAAAGGAGGTGATCCAGCCGCACCTTCCGATACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTTCACCCCAGTTATCAGTCCCGCCTTCGGCAGCTCCCTCCTTRCGGTTGGGTCACTGACTTCGGGCGTTACCAACTCCCATGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTACAAGACCCGGGAACGTATTCACCGCGACATTCTGATTCGCGATTACTAGCGATTCCAGCTTCATGTAGTCGAGTTGCAGACTACAATCCGAACTGAGACGTTATTTTTGAGATTTGCTTAAGCTCACACTCTCGCTTCCCTTTGTTTACGCCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCAAGTCATAAGGGGCATGATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCACCTTCCTCCAGGTTATCCCTGGCAGTCTCTCCAGAGTGCCCGACCGAATCGCTGGCTACTGAAGATAAGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAACCATGCACCACCTGTCACCGATGCTCCGAAGAGAAGGYYCCATTACRRACCGGTCATCGGGATGTCAAGACTTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCTTCGAATTAAACCACATGCTCCACCGCTTGTGCGGGTCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAACGTACTCCCCAGGTGGAATACTTATTGCGTTTGCGGCGGCACCGAAGAGCTGTGCTCCCCGACACCTAGTATTCATCGTTTACGGCGTGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCCTGTTTGCTCCCCACGCTTTCGAGCCTCAACGTCAGTTACTGTCCAGTAAGCCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCTAATATCTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACTAGGAATTCCGCTTACCTCTCCAGCACTCTAGCCAAACAGTTTCAAAAGCAGTCCCGGGGTTGAGCCCCAGCCTTTCACTTCTGACTTGCTTARCCGTCTACGCTCCCTTTACACCCAGTAAATCCGGATAACGCTTGCCCCCTACGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTAGTTAGCCGGGGCTTCTTAGTCAGGTACCGTCATTTTCTTCCCTGCTGATAGAGCTTTACATACCGAAATACTTCTTCACTCACGCGGCGTCGCTGCATCAGGGTTTCCCCCATTGTGCAATATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTTTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAATGTGGCCGTTCACCCTCTCAGGCCGGCTATGGATCGTCGCCTTGGTAGGCCGTTACCCTGCCAACTAGCTAATCCAACGCGGGTCCATCTCACACCGATAAATCTTTTCCGTCCGGGCCATGCGGCCCTAGCGGGTTATGCGGTATTAGCGGTCGTTTCCAACTGTTATCCCCCTGTGTGAGGCAGGTTACCCACGCGTTACTCACCCGTCCGCCACTAAGTCGCAAGAGAAATCATCCGAAGAATCAATCTCAAGCGCTTCGTTCGACTTGCATGTGTTAAGCACGCCGCCAGCGTTCATCCTGAGCCAGGATCAAACTCTCGATTAANB2-A15DCM Bacteroides stercorirosoris (SEQ ID NO: 20)ATGAAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTAGCTACAGGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAGGGGCAGCATGACCTAGCAATAGGTTGATGGCGACCGGCGCACGGGTGAGTAACACGTATCCAACCTACCGGTTATTCCGGGATAGCCTTTCGAAAGAAAGATTAATACCGGATAGTATAACGAGAAGGCATCTTCTTGTTATTAAAGAATTTCGATAACCGATGGGGATGCGTTCCATTAGTTTGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGACATCGATGGATAGGGGTTCTGAGAGGAAGGTCCCCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGAGGAATATTGGTCAATGGACGAGAGTCTGAACCAGCCAAGTAGCGTGAAGGATGACTGCCCTATGGGTTGTAAACTTCTTTTATATGGGAATAAAGTGAGCCACGTGTGGCTTTTTGTATGTACCATACGAATAAGGATCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATCCGAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGTTTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGACTATTAAGTCAGCTGTGAAAGTTTGCGGCTCAACCGTAAAATTGCAGTTGATACTGGTCGTCTTGAGTGCAGTAGAGGTAGGCGGAATTCGTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGATATCACGAAGAACTCCGATTGCGAAGGCAGCTTACTGGACTGTAACTGACGCTGATGCTCGAAAGTGTGGGTATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACACAGTAAACGATGAATACTCGCTGTTTGCGATATACAGCAAGCGGCCAAGCGAAAGCATTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGCCGGCAACGGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGAGGAACATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGATACGCGAGGAACCTTACCCGGGCTTAAATTGCAAATGAATATAGTGGAAACATTATAGCCGCAAGGCATTTGTGAAGGTGCTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGCCGTGAGGTGTCGGCTTAAGTGCCATAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCTTTAGTTACTAACAGGTCATGCTGAGGACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCGTCGTAAGATGTGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCAGCACGGCCCTTACGTCCGGGGCTACACACGTGTTACAATGGGGGGTACAGAAGGCAGCTACACAGCGATGTGATGCTAATCCCAAAAGCCTCTCTCAGTTCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAACCCGACTCCATGAAGCTGGATTCGCTAGTAATCGCGCATCAGCCACGGCGCGGTGAATACGTTCNCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGCCATGAAAGCCGGGGGTACCTGAAGTCCGTAACCGCAAGGAG NB2-A2OGAM Flavonifractor plautii(SEQ ID NO: 21)TATTGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGGGTGCTCATGACGGAGGATTCGTCCAACGGATTGAGTTACCTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGGAACCTGCCTTGGAGAGGGGGATAACACTCCGAAAGGAGTGCTAATACCGCATGATGCAGTTGGGTCGCATGGCTCTGACTGCCAAAGATTTATCGCTCTGAGATGGCCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTAGGTGGGGTAACGGCCCACCTAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGGCAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGACCCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGCTTTCGGGTTGTAAACTTCTTTTGTCAGGGACGAAACAAATGACGGTACCTGACGAATAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGTGTAGGCGGGATTGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAAACTGGGGGCTCAACCTCCAGCCTGCATTTGAAACTGTAGTTCTTGAGTGCTGGAGAGGCAATCGGAATTCCGTGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATACGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGATTGCTGGACAGTAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTGGGGGGTCTGACCCCCTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGATCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGGCTTGACATCCCACTAACGAAGCAGAGATGCATTAGGTGCCCTTCGGGGAAAGTGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATTGTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGCGAGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCCTGGGCCACACACGTACTACAATGGTGGTTAACAGAGGGAGGCAAAACCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAATCCCTAAAAGCCATCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGAAACCCGCCTGTATGAAGTTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGGGAACACCCGAAGTCCGTAGCCTAACCG NB2-A3NA Dorea longicatena (SEQ ID NO: 22)GCATGGTACAGTGGTAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGGTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGCCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGAGGAAACTCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGATGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCACGGCAAGCCAGATGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACTGCATTTGGAACTGCTGAGCTAGAGTGTCGGAGAGGCAAGTGGAATTNCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTGCTGGACGATGACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGACTGCTAGGTGTCGGGTGGCAAAGCCATTCGGTGCCGCAGCTAACGCAATAAGCAGTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGATCTTGACATCCCGATGACCGCTTCGTAATGGAAGNTTTTCTTCGGAACATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTCAGTAGCCAGCAGGTTAAGCTGGGCACTCTGGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATNACCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGAGACGCGAACTCGCGAGGGTAAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCGTAAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGTGGGACCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT NB2-A5TSAB Blautia stercoris(SEQ ID NO: 23)TTCGCTTCCCTCTGTTTACGCCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCAAATCATAAGGGGCATGATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCACCTTCCTCCAGGTTATCCCTGGCAGTCTCCTCAGAGTGCCCACCATTACATGCTGGCTACTGGGGATAGGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAACCATGCACCACCTGTCTTGCCTGTCCCGAAGGAAAGGTGACGTTACTCACCGGTCAGGCAGATGTCAAGACTTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCTTCGAATTAAACCACATGCTCCACCGCTTGTGCGGGTCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAACGTACTCCCCAGGTGGAATACTTAATGCGTTTGCGGCGGCACCGAAGAGCTGTGCTCCCCGACACCTAGTATTCATCGTTTACGGCGTGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCCTGTTTGCTCCCCACGCTTTCGAGCCTCAACGTCAGTTACCGTCCAGTAAGCCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCTAATATCTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACTAGGAATTCCGCTTACCCCTCCGGCACTCAAGCTTAACAGTTTCCAATGCAGTCCCGGGGTTAAGCCCCAGCCTTTCACATCAGACTTGTTATGCCGTCTACGCTCCCTTTACACCCAGTAAATCCGGATAACGCTTGCCCCCTACGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTAGTTAGCCGGGGCTTCTTAGTCAGGTACCGTCATTTTCTTCCCTGCTGATAGAAGTTTACATACCGAGATACTTCTTCCTTCACGCGGCGTCGCTGCATCAGGGTTTCCCCCATTGTGCAATATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTCTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAATGTGGCCGTTCACCCTCTCAGGCCGGCTATGGATCGTCGCTTTGGTAGGCCGTTACCCTGCCAACTGGCTAATCCAACGCGGGTCCATCTTATACCACCTCAGTTTTTCACACCGGGCCATGCGGCCCTGTGCGCTTATGCGGTATTAGCAGCCATTTCTGACTGTTATCCCCCTGTATAAGGCAGGTTACCCACGCGTTACTCACCCGTCCGCCACTAGGATTAAATCAAATCTGCCGAAGCTTCAATAAAATAATCCCCGTTCGACTTGCATGTGTTAAGCACGCCGCCAGCGTTCATCCTGAGCCAGGATCAAACTCTCTGATAAAGTTTGATGTCTCAAGACAACCAACTAGCTTAGTTATCTCTCGTCATTACTGTTTTAAAGTTCATTCTTCCGAATGTGATTGTAAAAGAATTTTCGAGAATCGTATGTGTTTCACTGTTTAGTTATCAATGTTCATTGCTTTTTACTGTCTCTCGACAGCTTATTTACTTTACCACATCTTTTTTTGTTTGTCAACAACTTTTTTGAAGTTTTTCAAACTTTTTTTCCGAAGATGAAGTTTTGTCATCCGTGTTGACGACTTGACTACTTTATCATAGATAAGTCAGTTTGTCAACAGGNB2-B11FAA Bifidobacterium longum (SEQ ID NO: 24)GTGGAGGGTTCGATTCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGGATCCATCAGGCTTTGCTTGGTGGTGAGAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATGCGTGACCGACCTGCCCCATACACCGGAATAGCTCCTGGAAACGGGTGGTAATGCCGGATGCTCCAGTTGATCGCATGGTCTTCTGGGAAAGCTTTCGCGGTATGGGATGGGGTCGCGTCCTATCAGCTTGACGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCGTGGCTTCGACGGGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGCGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGGGATGGAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACCTCTTTTATCGGGGAGCAAGCGAGAGTGAGTTTACCCGTTGAATAAGCACCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGGGCTCGTAGGCGGTTCGTCGCGTCCGGTGTGAAAGTCCATCGCTTAACGGTGGATCCGCGCCGGGTACGGGCGGGCTTGAGTGCGGTAGGGGAGACTGGAATTCCCGGTGTAACGGTGGAATGTGTAGATATCGGGAAGAACACCAATGGCGAAGGCAGGTCTCTGGGCCGTTACTGACGCTGAGGAGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGGTGGATGCTGGATGTGGGGCCCGTTCCACGGGTTCCGTGTCGGAGCTAACGCGTTAAGCATCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGCTAAAACTCAAAGAAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGCGGAGCATGCGGATTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGGCTTGACATGTTCCCGACGGTCGTAGAGATACGGCTTCCCTTCGGGGCGGGTTCACAGGTGGTGCATGGTCGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTCGCCCCGTGTTGCCAGCGGATTATGCCGGGAACTCACGGGGGACCGCCGGGGTTAACTCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAGATCATCATGCCCCTTACGTCCAGGGCTTCACGCATGCTACAATGGCCGGTACAACGGGATGCGACGCGGCGACGCGGAGCGGATCCCTGAAAACCGGTCTCAGTTCGGATCGCAGTCTGCAACTCGACTGCGTGAAGGCGGAGTCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGCAACGTCGCGGTGAATGCGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGTCATGAAAGTGGGCAGCACCCGAAGCCGGTGGCCTAACCCCTTGTGGGATGGAGCCGTCTAAGGTGAGGCTCGTGATTGGGACTAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTACCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACC TCCTTTNB2-A2FAA Coprococcus comes (SEQ ID NO: 25)GAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAAGCACCTGGATTTGATTCTTCGGATGAAGATCCTTGTGACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGACCACAGGGTCGCATGACCTGGTGGGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGGTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGCCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCACCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCTGTGTAAGTCTGAAGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACTGCTTTGGAAACTATGCAGCTAGAGTGTCGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCCAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTGGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGATGACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGACTACTAGGTGTCGGGGAGCAAAGCTCTTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTAGTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGCTCTTGACATCCCGGTGACCGGCATGTAATGATGCCTTTTCTTCGGAACACCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCTTCAGTAGCCAGCATTTCGGGTGGGCACTCTGGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGAGCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAACCTGTGAGGGTAAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGCATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACTCAACCGTAAGGAGAGAGCTGCCGAAGGTGGGACCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCAC CTCCTTTNB2-B6CNA [Eubacterium] eligens (SEQ ID NO: 26)TTCCTTAGAAAGGAGGTGATCCAGCCGCACCTTCCGATACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTTCACCCCAGTTATCAAACCTGCCTTCGGCGGCTCCTTCTTTCGTTAGGTCACCGACTTCGGGCATTTTCGACTCCCATGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTACAAGACCCGGGAACGTATTCACCGCAGCATTCTGATCTGCGATTACTAGCGATTCCAGCTTCATGTAGTCGAGTTGCAGACTACAATCCGAACTGAGACGTTATTTTTGTGATTTGCTTGGCCTCACGACTTCGCTTCACTTTGTTTACGCCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCAAGTCATAAGGGGCATGATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCACCTTCCTCCAGGTTATCCCTGGCAGTCTCCCTAGAGTGCCCATCTTACTGCTGGCTACTAAGGATAGGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAACCATGCACCACCTGTCTCCACTGTCCCGAAGGAAAGGACACATTACTGTCCGGTCAGTGGGATGTCAAGACTTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCTTCGAATTAAACCACATGCTCCACCGCTTGTGCGGGTCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAACGTACTCCCCAGGTGGAATACTTATTGCGTTTGCTGCGGCACCGAAGCCCTTATGGGCCCCGACACCTAGTATTCATCGTTTACGGCGTGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCCTGTTTGCTCCCCACGCTTTCGAGCCTCAGTGTCAGTTACAGTCCAGTGAGCCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCTAATATCTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACTAGGAATTCCACTCACCCCTCCTGCACTCCAGCCTTACAGTTTCAAAAGCAGTTCCGGGGTTGAGCCCCGGATTTTCACTTCTGACTTGCATGGCCACCTACACTCCCTTTACACCCAGTAAATCCGGATAACGCTTGCTCCATACGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTATTTAGCCGGAGCTTCTTAGTCAGGTACCGTCACTATCTTCCCTGCTGATAGAGCTTTACATAACGAATTACTTCTTCACTCACGCGGCGTCGCTGCATCAGAGTTTCCTCCATTGTGCAATATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTCTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAATGTGGCCGGTCACCCTCTCAGGTCGGCTACTGATCGTCGCCTTGGTGGGCTGTTATCTCACCAACTAGCTAATCAGACGCGGGTCCATCTTATACCACCGGAGTTTTTCACACCATGTCATGCAACATTGTGCGCTTATGCGGTATTACCAGCCGTTTCCAGCTGCTATCCCCCAGTACAAGGCAGGTTACCCACGCGTTACTCACCCGTCCGCCACTCAGTCATAAAGAACTTCAAACCGAAGTAATCCGTTCTAAATGCTTCGTTCGACTTGCATGTGTTAAGCACGCCGCCAGCGTTCATCCTGAGCCAGGATCAAACTCTCATANB2-BAERMRS02 Lactobacillus paracasei (SEQ ID NO: 27)CCAAGGCGATGATACGTAGCCGAACTGAGAGGTTGATCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATCTTCCACAATGGACGCAAGTCTGATGGAGCAACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGGCTTTCGGGTCGTAAAACTCTGTTGTTGGAGAAGAATGGTCGGCAGAGTAACTGTTGNCGNCGTGACGGTATCCAACCAGAAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGCGAGCGCAGGCGGTTTTTTAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCTCGGCTTAACCGAGGAAGCGCATCGGAAACTGGGAAACTTGAGTGCAGAAGAGGACAGTGGAACTCCATGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATATGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTGTCTGGTCTGTAACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCATGGGTAGCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCATGCCGTAAACGATGAATGCTAGGTGTTGGAGGGTTTCCGCCCTTCAGTGCCGCAGCTAACGCATTAAGCATTCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCTTTTGATCACCTGAGAGATCAGGTTTCCCCTTCGGGGGCAAAATGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATGACTAGTTGCCAGCATTTAGTTGGGCACTCTAGTAAGACTGCCGGTGACAAACCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGATGGTACAACGAGTTGCGAGACCGCGAGGTCAAGCTAATCTCTTAAAGCCATTCTCAGTTCGGACTGTAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTACACGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCACGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTTTGTAACACCCGAAGCCGGTGGCGTAACCCTTTTAGGGAGCGAGCCGTCTAAGGTGGGACAAATGATTAGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTAGGAGAACCTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT NB2-B13CNA [Clostridium] oroticum(SEQ ID NO: 28)CCTTAGAAAGGAGGTGATCCAGCCGCACCTTCCGATACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTTCACCCCAGTTATCGGTCCCACCTTCGGCAGCTCCCTCCTTGCGGTTGGGTCACTGACTTCGGGCGTTACCAACTCCCATGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTACAAGACCCGGGAACGTATTCACCGCGACATTCTGATTCGCGATTACTAGCGATTCCAGCTTCATGTAGTCGAGTTGCAGACTACAATCCGAACTGAGACGTTATTTTTGAGATTTGCTTACCCTCGCAGGCTCGCTTCCCTTTGTTTACGCCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCTGCTCATAAGGGGCATGATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCACCTTCCTCCAGGTTATCCCTGGCAGTCTCTCTAGAGTGCCCGGCCRWACCGCTGGCTACTAAAGATAGGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAACCATGCACCACCTGTCATCCCTGTCCCGAAGGAAAGGCAACATTACTTGCCGGTCAGGGAGATGTCAAGAGCAGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCTTCGAATTAAACCACATGCTCCACCGCTTGTGCGGGTCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAACGTACTCCCCAGGTGGACTACTTATTGCGTTGGCTGCGGCACCGAATAGCTCTGCTACCCGACACCTAGTAGTCATCGTTTACGGCGTGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCCTGTTTGCTCCCCACGCTTTCGAGCCTCAACGTCAGTCATCGTCCAGCAAGCCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCTAATATCTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACTAGGAATTCCACTTGCCTCTCCGACACTCTAGTTCGACAGTTTCCAATGCAGTCCCAGGGTTGAGCCCTGGCCTTTCACATCAGACTTGCCATACCGTCTACGCTCCCTTTACACCCAGTAAATCCGGATAACGCTTGCCCCCTACGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTAGTTAGCCGGGGCTTCTTAGTCAGGTACCGTCATTTTCTTCCCTGCTGATAGAAGTTTACATACCGAAATACTTCATCCTTCACGCGGCGTCGCTGCATCAGGGTTTCCCCCATTGTGCAATATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTTTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAATGTGGCCGGTCACCCTCTCAGGTCGGCTACTGATCGTCGCCTTGGTAGGCCGTTACCCCACCAACYAGCTAATCAGACGCGGGTCCATCTCATACCACCGGAGTTTTTACCCCTGCACCATGCGGTGCTGTGGTCTTATGCGGTATTAGCAGYCATTTCTAACTGTTATCCCCCTGTATGAGGCAGGTTACCCACGCGTTACTCACCCGTCCGCCACTCAGTCACAAAAGTCTTCATCCGAAGAATCAAACTTAAGTGCTTCGTTCGACTTGCATGTGTTAAGCACGCCGCCAGCGTTCATCCTGAGCCAGGATCAAACTCTCGTNB2-B15DCM Dorea formicigenerans (SEQ ID NO: 29)TTAAACGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAGCGAAGCACTTAAGTTCGATTCTTCGGATGAAGACTTTTGTGACTGAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAGACCACAGTACTGCATGGTACAGTGGTAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGGTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGCCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGATGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCTGTGCAAGTCTGAAGTGAAAGGCATGGGCTCAACCTGTGGACTGCTTTGGAAACTGTGCAGCTAGAGTGTCGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGATGACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGACTGCTAGGTGTCGGGTAGCAAAGCTATTCGGTGCCGCAGCTAACGCAATAAGCAGTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGATCTTGACATCCCGATGACCGCTTCGTAATGGAAGCTTTTCTTCGGAACATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCTTCAGTAGCCAGCATTTAAGATGGGCACTCTGGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCAGAGCCGCGAGGCCGAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCGAAAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGTGGGACCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGAT CACCTCCTTTCTNB2-BBHI1 Escherichia coli (SEQ ID NO: 30)ACGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAATGTCTGGGAAACTGCCTGATGGAGGGGGATAACTACTGGAAACGGTAGCTAATACCGCATAACGTCGCAAGACCAAAGAGGGGGACCTTCGGGCCTCTTGCCATCGGATGTGCCCAGATGGGATTAGCTAGTAGGTGGGGTAACGGCTCACCTAGGCGACGATCCCTAGCTGGTCTGAGAGGATGACCAGCCACACTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGATGCAGCCATGCCGCGTGTATGAAGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGTACTTTCAGCGGGGAGGAAGGGAGTAAAGTTAATACCTTTNCTCATTGACGTTACCCGCAGAAGAAGCACCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGGTGCAAGCGTTAATCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGCAGGCGGTTTGTTAAGTCAGATGTGAAATCCCCGGGCTCAACCTGGGAACTGCATCTGATACTGGCAAGCTTGAGTCTCGTAGAGGGGGGTAGAATTCCAGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATCTGGAGGAATACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCCCCTGGACGAAGACTGACGCTCAGGTGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGTCGACTTGGAGGTTGTGCCCTTGAGGCGTGGCTTCCGGAGCTAACGCGTTAAGTCGACCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGTTAAAACTCAAATGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGTCTTGACATCCACNGAANTTTNCAGAGATGAGAATGTGCCTTCGGGAACNGTGAGACAGGTGCTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTTGTGAAATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTTGTTGCCAGCGGTCCGGCCGGGAACTCAAAGGAGACTGCCAGTGATAAACTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCATCATGGCCCTTACGACCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGCATACAAAGAGAAGCGACCTCGCGAGAGCAAGCGGACCTCATAAAGTGCGTCGTAGTCCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAACTCGACTCCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGTGGATCAGAATGCCACGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTGGGTTGCAAAAGAAGTAGGTAGCTTAACCTTCGGGAGGGCGCTTACCACTTTGTGATTCATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACCGTAGGGGAACCTGCGGTTGGATCACCTCCTT NB2-B9DCM Anaerostipes hadrus(SEQ ID NO: 31) ATGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAAGCGCCTTATTTGATTTTCTTCGGAACTGAAGATTTGGTGACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCCTGTACAGGGGGATAACAATCAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGACCACAGCACCGCATGGTGCAGGGGTAAAAACTCCGGTGGTACAGGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTGGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGCTTGAGAGAGTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGGAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGTGCGTAGGTGGTATGGCAAGTCAGAAGTGAAAACCCAGGGCTTAACTCTGGGACTGCTTTTGAAACTGTCAGACTGGAGTGCAGGAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACATCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACTGAAACTGACACTGAGGCACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGCCGTAGAGGCTTCGGTGCCGCAGCCAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGTCTTGACATCCTTCTGACCGGTCCTTAACCGGACCTTTCCTTCGGGACAGGAGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTTAGTAGCCAGCATTTAAGGTGGGCACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAGAGGGAAGCAGCCTCGTGAGAGTGAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCGTAAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCGGGACCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGAT CACCTCCTTTNB2-B9FAA Blautia luti (SEQ ID NO: 32)GTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCCATAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGTATCTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGATAGTGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGTGTGGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGGCATGGGCTCAACCTGTGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGTCATACTTGAGTGCCGGAGGGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGAGCAAAGCTCTTCGGTGCCGTCGCAAACGCAGTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAATCTTGACATCCCTCTGACCGGTCTTTAATCGGACCTTCTCTTCGGAGCAGAGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCCTCAGTAGCCAGCATTTAAGGTGGGCACTCTGGGGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGATCGTGAGATGGAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCCCAGTTCGGACTGTAGTCTGCAACCCGACTACACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGAATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCTAACTGCAAAGAAGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCGGGACCGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCAC NB2-A7D5 [Clostridium] scindens (SEQ ID NO: 33)AACGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAAGCGCTTCCGCCTGATTTTCTTCGGAGATGAAGGCGGCTGCGACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGCAACCTGCCTTGCACTGGGGGATAACAGCCAGAAATGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAGACCGAAGCGCCGCATGGCGCAGCGGCCAAAGCCCCGGCGGTGCAAGATGGGCCCGCGTCTGATTAGGTAGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGCCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGATGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAGATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCGATGCAAGCCAGATGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACTGCATTTGGAACTGCGTGGCTGGAGTGTCGGAGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTGCTGGACGATGACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGACTACTAGGTGTCGGGTGGCAAGGCCATTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTAGTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGATCTTGACATCCCGATGCCAAAGCGCGTAACGCGCTCTTTCTTCGGAACATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTCAGTAGCCAGCATTCCGGATGGGCACTCTGGAGAGACTGCCAGGGACAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAGGCGAACCCGCGAGGGTGGGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGCCGGTGACCCAACCCGCAAGGGAGGGAGCCGTCGAAGGTGGGACCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT NB2-B10MRS Eubacterium desmolans (SEQ ID NO: 34)TTTAGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGAGTCGTTTTGGAAAATCCTTCGGGATTGGAATTCTCGACTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGCAATCTGCCTTTAAGAGGGGGATAACAGTCGGAAACGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAAGCATTGAATTCGCATGTTTTCGATGCCAAAGGAGCAATCCGCTTTTAGATGAGCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCGCAATGGGGGAAACCCTGACGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGATTGAAGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGATCTTTAATCAGGGACGAAAAATGACGGTACCTGAAGAATAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGCGCAGGCGGGCCGGCAAGTTGGAAGTGAAATCCGGGGGCTTAACCCCCGAACTGCTTTCAAAACTGCTGGTCTTGAGTGATGGAGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCCGTGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATACGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTGCTGGACATTAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTGGGAGGTATTGACCCCTTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGCCTTGACATCCCGATGACCGGCTTAGAGATAAGCCTTCTCTTCGGAGCATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTACGGTTAGTTGATACGCAAGATCACTCTAGCCGGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGGCCTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCAGTCATACAGAGGGAAGCAAAATCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAATCCCTAAAAGCTGTCCCAGTTCAGATTGCAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTGCATGAAGTCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGCCGTCAATACCCGAAGTCCGTAGCCTAACCGCAAGGAGGGCGCGGCCGAAGGTAGGGGTGGTAATTAGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTC CTTTNB2-B19DCM Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (SEQ ID NO: 35)AGAAAGGAGGTGATCCAGCCGCAGGTTCTCCTACGGCTACCTTGTTACGACTTCACCCCAATCACCAGTTTTACCTTCGGCGGCGTCCTCCTTGCGGTTAGACTACCGACTTCGGGTCCCCCCGGCTCTCATGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTACAAGGCCCGGGAACGTATTCACCGTGGCATGCTGATCCACGATTACTAGCAATTCCGACTTCGTGCAGGCGAGTTGCAGCCTGCAGTCCGAACTGGGACGTTGTTTCTGAGTTTTGCTCCACCTCGCGGTCTTGCTTCTCTTTGTTTAACGCCATTGTAGTACGTGTGTAGCCCAAGTCATAAAGGGCATGATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCACCTTCCTCCGTTTTGTCAACGGCAGTCCTGCCAGAGTCCTCTTGCGTAGTAACTGACAGTAAGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAACCATGCACCACCTGTCTCCTTGCTCCGAAGAGAAAACATATTTCTATGTGCGTCGCAGGATGTCAAGACTTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCGTCGAATTAAACCACATACTCCACTGCTTGTGCGGGCCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCAACCTTGCGGTCGTACTCCCCAGGTGGATTACTTATTGTGTTAACTGCGGCACTGAAGGGGTCAATCCTCCAACACCTAGTAATCATCGTTTACGGTGTGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCCTGTTTGCTACCCACACTTTCGAGCCTCAGCGTCAGTTGGTGCCCAGTAGGCCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCCGATATCTACGCATTCCACCGCTACACCGGGAATTCCGCCTACCTCTGCACTACTCAAGAAAAACAGTTTTGAAAGCAGTTTATGGGTTGAGCCCATAGATTTCACTTCCAACTTGTCTTCCCGCCTGCGCTCCCTTTACACCCAGTAATTCCGGACAACGCTTGTGACCTACGTTTTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTAGTTAGCCGTCACTTCCTTGTTGAGTACCGTCATTATCTTCCTCAACAACAGGAGTTTACAATCCGAAGACCTTCTTCCTCCACGCGGCGTCGCTGCATCAGGGTTTCCCCCATTGTGCAATATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTCTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAATGTGGCCGTTCAACCTCTCAGTCCGGCTACCGATCGTTGCCTTGGTGGGCCATTACCTCACCAACTAGCTAATCGGACGCGAGGCCATCTCAAAGCGGATTGCTCCTTTTCCCTCTGGTCGATGCCGACCTGTGGGCTTATGCGGTATTAGCAGTCGTTTCCAACTGTTGTCCCCCTCTTTGAGGCAGGTTCCTCACGCGTTACTCACCCGTTCGCCACTCGCTYGAGAAAGCAAGCTCTCTCTCGCTCGTTCGACTTGCATGTGTTAGGCGCGCCGCCAGCGTTCGTCCTGAGCCAGGATCAAACTCTTTATAAA NB2-Al2BBE Bacteroides ovatus (SEQ ID NO: 36)CCGTGTCTCAGTTCCAATGTGGGGGACCTTCCTCTCAGAACCCCTATCCATCGTTGTCTTGGTGGGCCGTTACCCCGCCAACAAACTAATGGAACGCATCCCCATCGATAACCGAAATTCTTTAATAGTAAAACCATGCGGTTTTAATATACCATCGGATATTAATCTTTCTTTCGAAAGGCTATCCCCGAGTTATCGGCAGGTTGGATACGTGTTACTCACCCGTGCGCCGGTCGCCATCTTTAGTTTGCAAGCAAACTAAAATGCTGCCCCTCGACTTGCATGTGTTAAGCCTGTAGCTAGCGTTCATCCTGAGCTATTAAAGAATTTCGGTTATCGATGGGGATGCGTTCCATTAGTTTGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGACAACGATGGATAGGGGTTCTGAGAGGAAGGTCCCCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGAGGAATATTGGTCAATGGGCGAGAGCCTGAACCAGCCAAGTAGCGTGAAGGATGAAGGCTCTATGGGTCGTAAACTTCTTTTATATGGGAATAAAGTATTCCACGTGTGGAATTTTGTATGTACCATATGAATAAGGATCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATCCGAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGTTTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGTGGATTGTTAAGTCAGTTGTGAAAGTTTGCGGCTCAACCGTAAAATTGCAGTTGAAACTGGCAGTCTTGAGTACAGTAGAGGTGGGCGGAATTCGTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGATATCACGAAGAACTCCGATTGCGAAGGCAGCTCACTAGACTGTCACTGACACTGATGCTCGAAAGTGTGGGTATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACACAGTAAACGATGAATACTCGCTGTTTGCGATATACAGTAAGCGGCCAAGCGAAAGCATTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGCCGGCAACGGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGAGGAACATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGATACGCGAGGAACCTTACCCGGGCTTAAATTGCATTTGAATAATCTGGAAACAGGTTAGCCGCAAGGCAAATGTGAAGGTGCTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGCCGTGAGGTGTCGGCTTAAGTGCCATAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCTTTAGTTACTAACAGGTTATGCTGAGGACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCGTCGTAAGATGTGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCAGCACGGCCCTTACGTCCGGGGCTACACACGTGTTACAATGGGGGGTACAGAAGGCAGCTACCTGGCGACAGGATGCTAATCCCAAAAACCTCTCTCAGTTCGGATCGAAGTCTGCAACCCGACTTCGTGAAGCTGGATTCGCTAGTAATCGCGCATCAGCCATGGCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGCCATGAAAGCCGGGGGTACCTGAAGTACGTAACCGCAAGGAGCGTCCTAGGGTAAAACTGGTAATTGGGGCTNB2-A13NA Coprococcus catus (SEQ ID NO: 37)ATGAGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGACGATGAAGAGCTTGCTTTTCAGAGTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAGCAGCTGGAAACGGCTGATAAAACCGCATAAGCGCACAGCATCGCATGATGCAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTGGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGTATCTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGATAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGCGGAGCAAGTCAGAAGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACGGCTTTTGAAACTGCCCTGCTTGATTTCAGGAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACTGACAATGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGCTCATAAGAGCTTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGCCTTGACATCCCGGTGACCGTCCCGTAATGGGGACCTCTCTTCGGAGCACCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATGTTCAGTAGCCAGCAGGTAAAGCTGGGCACTCTGGACAGACTGCCGGGGATAACCCGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTACGGCCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGAGGGTGACCTGGAGCGAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCCCAGTTCGGACTGTAGTCTGCAACCCGACTACACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGCATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGAAATGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCTAACCGCAAGGGAGGAGCTGCCGAAGGTGGAGCCGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTTCTA AGGAANB2-B16TSAB Bifidobacterium adolescentis (SEQ ID NO: 38)TGTGGAGGGTTCGATTCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGGATCCCAGGAGCTTGCTCCTGGGTGAGAGTGGCGAACGGGTGAGTAATGCGTGACCGACCTGCCCCATACACCGGAATAGCTCCTGGAAACGGGTGGTAATGCCGGATGCTCCAGTTGACCGCATGGTCCTCTGGGAAAGCTTTTGCGGTATGGGATGGGGTCGCGTCCTATCAGCTTGATGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCATGGCTTCGACGGGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGCGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGCGGGATGACGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACCGCTTTTGACTGGGAGCAAGCCCTTCGGGGTGAGTGTACCTTTCGAATAAGCACCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGGGCTCGTAGGCGGTTCGTCGCGTCCGGTGTGAAAGTCCATCGCTTAACGGTGGATCCGCGCCGGGTACGGGCGGGCTTGAGTGCGGTAGGGGAGACTGGAATTCCCGGTGTAACGGTGGAATGTGTAGATATCGGGAAGAACACCAATGGCGAAGGCAGGTCTCTGGGCCGTCACTGACGCTGAGGAGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGGTGGATGCTGGATGTGGGGACCATTCCACGGTCTCCGTGTCGGAGCCAACGCGTTAAGCATCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGCTAAAACTCAAAGAAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGCGGAGCATGCGGATTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGGCTTGACATGTTCCCGACAGCCCCAGAGATGGGGCCTCCCTTCGGGGCGGGTTCACAGGTGGTGCATGGTCGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTCGCCCTGTGTTGCCAGCACGTCGTGGTGGGAACTCACGGGGGACCGCCGGGGTCAACTCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAGATCATCATGCCCCTTACGTCCAGGGCTTCACGCATGCTACAATGGCCGGTACAACGGGATGCGACACCGCGAGGTGGAGCGGATCCCTTAAAACCGGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAACCCGACTCCATGAAGGCGGAGTCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCAACGCCGCGGTGAATGCGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGTCATGAAAGTGGGTAGCACCCGAAGCCGGTGGCCCAACCTTTTGGGGGGAGCCGTCTAAGGTGAGACTCGTGATTGGGACTAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTACCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCC TTTNB2-B13DCM Collinsella aerofaciens (SEQ ID NO: 39)CGGAGAGTTCGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGCGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGCACCCACCTCCGGGTGGAAGCGAGTGGCGAACGGCTGAGTAACACGTGGAGAACCTGCCCCCTCCCCCGGGATAGCCGCCCGAAAGGACGGGTAATACCGGATACCCCGGGGTGCCGCATGGCACCCCGGCTAAAGCCCCGACGGGAGGGGATGGCTCCGCGGCCCATCAGGTAGACGGCGGGGTGACGGCCCACCGTGCCGACAACGGGTAGCCGGGTTGAGAGACCGACCGGCCAGATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATCTTGCGCAATGGGGGGAACCCTGACGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGCGGGACGGAGGCCTTCGGGTCGTAAACCGCTTTCAGCAGGGAAGAGTCAAGACTGTACCTGCAGAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCGAGCGTTATCCGGATTCATTGGGCGTAAAGCGCGCGTAGGCGGCCCGGCAGGCCGGGGGTCGAAGCGGGGGGCTCAACCCCCCGAAGCCCCCGGAACCTCCGCGGCTTGGGTCCGGTAGGGGAGGGTGGAACACCCGGTGTAGCGGTGGAATGCGCAGATATCGGGTGGAACACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCCTCTGGGCCGAGACCGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCTGGGGGAGCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCCAGCCGTAAACGATGGACGCTAGGTGTGGGGGGACGATCCCCCCGTGCCGCAGCCAACGCATTAAGCGTCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGCTAAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGCGGAGCATGTGGCTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGGCTTGACATATGGGTGAAGCGGGGGAGACCCCGTGGCCGAGAGGAGCCCATACAGGTGGTGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCCGCCGCGTGTTGCCATCGGGTGATGCCGGGAACCCACGCGGGACCGCCGCCGTCAAGGCGGAGGAGGGCGGGGACGACGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCCTGGGCTGCACACGTGCTACAATGGCCGGTACAGAGGGATGCCACCCCGCGAGGGGGAGCGGATCCCGGAAAGCCGGCCCCAGTTCGGATTGGGGGCTGCAACCCGCCCCCATGAAGTCGGAGTTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATGCGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCACCCGAGTCGTCTGCACCCGAAGTCGCCGGCCCAACCGTCAAGGGGGGAGGCGCCGAAGGTGTGGAGGGTGAGGGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTACCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGGATCACCTCCTTT14LG Acidaminococcus intestini (SEQ ID NO: 40)GACTTCACCCCAATCATNGGCCCCANTTAGACAGCTGACTCCTAAAAGGTTATCTCACCGGCTTCGGGTGTTACCAACTTTCGTGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTACAAGGCCCGGGAACGTATTCACCGCAGTATGCTGACCTGCGATTACTAGCGATTCCAACTTCACGTAGGCGGGTTGCAGCCTACGATCCGAACTGGGGTCGGGTTTCTGGGATTTGCTCCACCTCGCGGTTTCGCTGCCCTTTGTTGCCGACCATTGTAGTACGTGTGTAGCCCAAGACATAAGGGGCATGATGACTTGACGTCATCCCCGCCTTCCTCCAAGTTATCCCTGGCAGTCTCCTATGAGTCCCCGCCTTTACGCGCTGGTAACATAGGATAGGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAGCCATGCACCACCTGTTTTCGTGTCCCCGAAGGGAGGGACCTATCTCTAGGTCTTTCACTCAATGTCAAGCCTTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCGTCGAATTAAACCACATACTCCACCGCTTGTGCGGGCCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCAATCTTGCGATCGTAGTCCCCAGGCGGGATACTTATTGCGTTAACTCCGGCACAGAAGGGGTCGATACCTCCTACACCTAGTATCCATCGTTTACGGCCAGGACTACCGGGGTATCTAATCCCGTTTGCTACCCTGGCTTTCGCATCTCAGCGTCAGACACAGTCCAGAAAGGCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCCAATATCTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACTGGGAATTCCCCTTTCCTCTCCTGCACTCAAGACTTCCAGTATCCAACGCCATACGGGGTTAAGCCCCGCATTTTCACGTCAGACTTAAAAGCCCGCCTACATGCTCTTTACGCCCAATAATTCCGGACAACGCTTGCCACCTACGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTAGTTAGCCGTGGCTTCCTCGTTAGGTACCGTCAACACCATGACCTGTTCGAACACGGTGCTTTCGTCCCTAACAACAGAGTTTTACAATCCGAAGACCTTCATCACTCACGCGGCGTTGCTCCGTCAGACTTTCGTCCATTGCGGAAGATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTTTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAATGTGGCCGTTCATCCTCTCAGACCGGCTACTGATCATCGCCTTGGTGAGCCGTTACCCCACCAACTAGCTAATCAGACGCGGGCCCATCTTCCAGCGATAGCTTGCAAGCAGAGGCCATCTTTCCTCCCTCCTCCATGCGGAGGAGGGAGCACATTCGGTATTAGCATCCCTTTCGGAATGTTGTCCCCAACTGGAGGGCAGGTTGCCCACGCGTTACTCACCCGTTCGCCACTAAGAACTTACCGAAATAAGTTCTCCGTTCGACTTGCATGTGTTAAGCACGCCGCCAGCGTTCGTCCT GAGCC

1. An anhydrous composition comprising a co-selected microbiota, whereinthe co-selected microbiota comprises a plurality of bacterial speciesconsisting of each of the bacterial species listed in Table 1, andoptionally, at least one additional bacterial species, wherein thebacterial species listed in Table 1 are in powder-form, wherein thepowder-form has a moisture content of less than 5% wt/wt in theanhydrous composition, and wherein the co-selected microbiota exhibitsresistance to perturbational stress. 2-7. (canceled)
 8. The anhydrouscomposition of claim 1, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises atleast 25% Gram-negative bacterial species.
 9. The anhydrous compositionof claim 1, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises at least 50%Gram-positive bacterial species.
 10. The anhydrous composition of claim1, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises at least 65% bacterialspecies within the Firmicutes phylum.
 11. The anhydrous composition ofclaim 1, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises at least 5%bacterial species within the Bacteroidetes phylum.
 12. The anhydrouscomposition of claim 1, wherein the co-selected microbiota comprises asub-group as set forth in any one of Tables 3, 4, or 5 with respect tocategory and/or functional properties.
 13. The anhydrous composition ofclaim 1, wherein the bacterial species are in a state of suspendedanimation.
 14. The anhydrous composition of claim 1, further comprisinga pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 15. The anhydrous composition ofclaim 14, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is cellulose.16. The anhydrous composition of claim 1, wherein the anhydrouscomposition is encapsulated in a capsule.
 17. The anhydrous compositionof claim 16, wherein the anhydrous composition is encapsulated in adouble capsule.
 18. The anhydrous composition of claim 1, wherein the atleast one additional bacterial species is a species in theAcidaminococcus genus.
 19. The anhydrous composition of claim 18,wherein the species in the Acidaminococcus genus is Acidaminococcusintestini or Acidaminococcus fermentans.
 20. The anhydrous compositionof claim 1, further comprising a prebiotic.
 21. A method for treating amammalian subject afflicted with a disease or disorder associated withdysbiosis, the method comprising: administering a therapeuticallyeffective amount of an anhydrous composition of claim 1 to the mammaliansubject, wherein the therapeutically effective amount improves relativeratios of microorganisms in the mammalian subject, thereby treating themammalian subject.
 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the disease ordisorder associated with dysbiosis is Clostridium difficile(Clostridioides difficile) infection, Crohn's disease, irritable bowelsyndrome (IBS) or spastic colon, idiopathic ulcerative colitis, mucouscolitis, collagenous colitis, inflammatory bowel disease in general,microscopic colitis, antibiotic-associated colitis, idiopathic or simpleconstipation, diverticular disease, or AIDS enteropathy. 23-62.(canceled)